[tur-nip] 
| 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. |
| tur·nip (tûr'nĭp) n.
[tur-, of unknown meaning + dialectal nepe, turnip (from Middle English, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus).] |
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