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

But if he has a portion of his best land under Swedish turnip, he will have late in the winter a valuable crop that will be his best substitute.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

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 Reid, Mayne

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 Jennings, Robert

If the butter do taste a little of the Swedish turnip, it will do very well where there is plenty of that sweet sauce which early rising and bodily labour are ever sure to bring.

From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by Cobbett, William