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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
tur·nip       [tur-nip] Pronunciation Key
–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.
[Origin: 1525–35; earlier turnep(e), equiv. to turn (with reference to its neatly rounded shape) + nepe neep]

—Related forms
tur·nip·like, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
tur·nip       (tûr'nĭp)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A widely cultivated Eurasian plant (Brassica rapa) of the mustard family, having a large fleshy edible yellow or white root.
  2. The root of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.


[tur-, of unknown meaning + dialectal nepe, turnip (from Middle English, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus).]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
turnip 
1533, turnepe, probably from turn (from its shape, as though turned on a lathe) + M.E. nepe "turnip," from O.E. næp, from L. napus "turnip." The modern form of the word emerged late 18c.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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turnip

noun
1. widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root 
2. root of any of several members of the mustard family 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Turnip

Swede\, n. [Cf. G. Schwede.]

1. A native or inhabitant of Sweden.

2. (Bot.) A Swedish turnip. See under Turnip.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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TURNIP

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turnip

turnip: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

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