turnip

[ tur-nip ]

/ ˈtɜr nɪp /

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noun

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.

the plant itself.

the root of this plant used as a vegetable.

Words nearby turnip

turning, turning chisel, turning circle, turning piece, turning point, turnip, turnip cabbage, turnip moth, turnip-rooted celery, turnkey, turnkey project

Origin of turnip

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

OTHER WORDS FROM turnip

tur·nip·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for turnip

On dessert menu at one new hotel, a “Mondae”—frozen lard covered in borsch with a turnip on top.
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Down there in the turnip greene and the tears, hope remained alive.
Michelle vs. the All-American Jackass|Stanley Crouch|March 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A constable came up and took me into custody for robbing the turnip field.
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How many litres of champagne can be extracted from the cube-root of one turnip?
This Giddy Globe|Oliver Herford

"You have about as much feeling as a turnip," remarked Tad disgustedly.
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge|Frank Gee Patchin
Cato pronounced the cabbage the finest vegetable known, and the turnip figures in the well-known anecdote of Manius Curius .
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
When the old man saw that the old woman did not come back, he went into the garden and saw the old woman pulling at the turnip.
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British Dictionary definitions for turnip

turnip

/ (ˈtɜːnɪp) /

noun

a widely cultivated plant, Brassica rapa, of the Mediterranean region, with a large yellow or white edible root: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

the root of this plant, which is eaten as a vegetable

any of several similar or related plants

another name for kohlrabi

Also called (for senses 1, 2): navew

Word Origin for turnip

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

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turnip

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