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turnip
[ tur-nip ]
noun
- 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.
- the plant itself.
- the root of this plant used as a vegetable.
turnip
/ ˈtɜːnɪp /
noun
- a widely cultivated plant, Brassica rapa , of the Mediterranean region, with a large yellow or white edible root: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- the root of this plant, which is eaten as a vegetable
- any of several similar or related plants
- another name for kohlrabi
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- turnip·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of turnip1
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Example Sentences
During the promotion, players will be able to collect 1,000 bells for each turnip.
It’s part of a well-known mini-game within Animal Crossing called the Stalk Market that involves buying and selling turnips.
Reviews seemed to range a short spectrum between turnip (a dud, in the French parlance) and not-a-complete-turnip.
On dessert menu at one new hotel, a “Mondae”—frozen lard covered in borsch with a turnip on top.
Down there in the turnip greene and the tears, hope remained alive.
When he ascended the throne, his friend presented him a turnip of extraordinary size.
In roots and tubers the variations are less, and all, except the potato and the turnip, contain about seven per cent of ash.
Perhaps I had better tell you once and for all that I refuse to go into the turnip and vegetable narrow business.
Cato pronounced the cabbage the finest vegetable known, and the turnip figures in the well-known anecdote of Manius Curius .
Cut out some balls of turnip in the same manner, and boil for fifteen minutes.
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