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turnip

[ tur-nip ]

noun

  1. the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
  2. the plant itself.
  3. the root of this plant used as a vegetable.


turnip

/ ˈtɜːnɪp /

noun

  1. a widely cultivated plant, Brassica rapa , of the Mediterranean region, with a large yellow or white edible root: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  2. the root of this plant, which is eaten as a vegetable
  3. any of several similar or related plants
  4. another name for kohlrabi
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of turnip1

1525–35; earlier turnep(e) , equivalent to turn (with reference to its neatly rounded shape) + nepe neep
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Word History and Origins

Origin of turnip1

C16: from earlier turnepe , perhaps from turn (indicating its rounded shape) + nepe , from Latin nāpus turnip; see neep
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Example Sentences

During the promotion, players will be able to collect 1,000 bells for each turnip.

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It’s part of a well-known mini-game within Animal Crossing called the Stalk Market that involves buying and selling turnips.

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Reviews seemed to range a short spectrum between turnip (a dud, in the French parlance) and not-a-complete-turnip.

On dessert menu at one new hotel, a “Mondae”—frozen lard covered in borsch with a turnip on top.

Down there in the turnip greene and the tears, hope remained alive.

When he ascended the throne, his friend presented him a turnip of extraordinary size.

In roots and tubers the variations are less, and all, except the potato and the turnip, contain about seven per cent of ash.

Perhaps I had better tell you once and for all that I refuse to go into the turnip and vegetable narrow business.

Cato pronounced the cabbage the finest vegetable known, and the turnip figures in the well-known anecdote of Manius Curius .

Cut out some balls of turnip in the same manner, and boil for fifteen minutes.

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