Swedish turnip

American  

noun

1. rutabaga.

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Etymology

Origin of Swedish turnip

First recorded in 1800–10; so called because introduced into Great Britain from Sweden

Example Sentences

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Swedish turnip

This is, perhaps, the reason that it’s sometimes called a Swedish turnip or simply a swede.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 29, 2019

Again 'tis like a wart on a frost-reddened Swedish turnip.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by John Wilson

For mere milk-dairies, it is not quite so valuable, probably, as the Swedish turnip.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Robert Jennings

With respect to the origin of the Swedish turnip, see Darwin, 'Animals and Plants under Domestication,' 2nd edit. vol. i. p.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin

The soft vegetable substance yields to his keen steel, almost as easily as if he were slicing a Swedish turnip; and soon he detaches a pear-shaped piece, but bigger than the largest prize “Jargonelle.”

From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Mayne Reid