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tur·nip
/
ˈtɜr
nɪp
/
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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
), equivalent to
turn
(with reference to its neatly rounded shape) +
nepe
neep
Related forms
tur·nip·like,
adjective
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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.
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