rapini

ra·pi·ni

[ra-pee-nee]
noun
the leaves of the turnip, Brassica rapa, eaten cooked or raw as greens.
Also, rappini.


Origin:
perhaps < Italian, plural of rapino a plant of the genus Erysimum, perhaps orig. diminutive of rapa rape2

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