rutabaga
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təˈbeɪ noun
1.
a brassicaceous plant, Brassica napobrassica, having a yellow- or white-fleshed, edible tuber.
2.
the edible tuber, a variety of turnip.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (US), (Canadian) a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus (or B. napobrassica), cultivated for its bulbous edible root, which is used as a vegetable and as cattle fodder: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) |
| 2. | the root of this plant |
| [C18: from Swedish dialect rotabagge, literally: root bag] | |
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Rutabaga
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Word Origin & History
rutabaga
1799, from Swed. dial. (W. Götland) rotabagge, from rot "root" + bagge "bag." Slang meaning "dollar" is from 1940s.
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Example sentences
As in mashed squash, rutabaga, or sweet potatoes and bourbon.
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