rutabaga
Americannoun
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a brassicaceous plant, Brassica napobrassica, having a yellow- or white-fleshed, edible tuber.
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the edible tuber, a variety of turnip.
noun
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a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus (or B. napobrassica ), cultivated for its bulbous edible root, which is used as a vegetable and as cattle fodder: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
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the root of this plant
Etymology
Origin of rutabaga
1790–1800, < Swedish (dial.) rotabagge
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The scientists gave the elephants small cubes of a vegetable called a rutabaga.
From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 20, 2024
In a large bowl, mix together the meat, potatoes, rutabaga, onion and thyme until combined; you should have about 5 cups.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022
“I like doing some season extension with row covers, and I’ve prepared my garden this year for fall harvests such as carrots, rutabaga, turnips and brassicas such as purple sprouting broccoli well into the winter.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2021
The rest of what goes into it reads much like a roasted veg dinner: carrots, rutabaga, onion, and cauliflower.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2021
I could see that Mrs. Odom’s rutabaga trick with Howard’s brother Cotton wasn’t working too good because there were lots of drawings with colored markers along the bottom of the walls.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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