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Definition of Turnip greens
1. Noun. Tender leaves of young white turnips.
Group relationships: Brassica Rapa, Turnip, White Turnip
Definition of Turnip greens
1. Noun. The edible leaves of the turnip plant ((spelink Brassica rapa)). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnip Greens
Literary usage of Turnip greens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1917)
"Williams, Martha McCulloch- turnip greens and black-eyed peas. Country Life 31:98
Ap '17 Williams, Michael Portrait. Overland ns 68:658 D '16 Williams, ..."
2. The Stag Cook Book: Written for Men by Men by Carroll Mac Sheridan (1922)
"Boil it in well salted water for thirty minutes, then add the turnip greens and
boil at least thirty minutes longer. Serve with plenty of butter for ..."
3. A Year's Residence, in the United States of America: Treating of the Face of by William Cobbett, Morris Birkbeck (1819)
"My hogs are now living wholly upon Swedish turnip greens, and, ... turnip greens
are, however, by no means equal to cabbages, or even to cabbage leaves. ..."
4. The Book of Household Management: Comprising Information for the Mistress by Beeton (Isabella Mary) (1888)
"BOILED TURNIP-GREENS. (Fr.—Pousse"es de Navets.) Ingredients.—To each \ gallon
of water, allow i heaped tablespoonful of salt; turnip-greens. Mode. ..."
5. The Newer Knowledge of Nutrition: The Use of Food for the Preservation of by Elmer Verner McCollum (1922)
"... I calculated that less than 4 per cent of the total energy value of the diet
was derived from cabbage, collards, turnip greens and sweet potatoes. ..."
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