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turnip

DEFINITIONS OF: turnip

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n widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root

Synonyms:
Brassica rapa, white turnip
Type of:
turnip plant
any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots

n root of any of several members of the mustard family

Types:
white turnip
white root of a turnip plant
rutabaga, swede, swedish turnip, yellow turnip
the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food
Type of:
root vegetable
any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
cruciferous vegetable
a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts
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