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tur⋅nip

  [tur-nip]
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–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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tur·nip   (tûr'nĭp)   
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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Word Origin & History

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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