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

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

From The New Yorker • Jan. 29, 2019

The Swedish turnip is sown early in June.

From History of New Brunswick by Fisher, Peter

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

This crop yields a much greater return than that afforded by the Swedish turnip, and it is richer in nutritive matter.

From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir

Wilson with the Swedish turnip, Brassica campestris ruta baga.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles