Lexic.us

Definition of Swedish turnip

1. Noun. A cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root.

2. Noun. The large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swedish Turnip

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Literary usage of Swedish turnip

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Georgical Essays by Alexander Hunter (1803)
"On the Ruta Baga, or swedish turnip *. The Ruta Baga appears to be superior to the common turnip in many respects, particularly in ..."

2. View of the Agriculture of Middlesex: With Observations on the Means of Its by Board of Agriculture (Great Britain), John Middleton (1807)
"THE swedish turnip, Is not grown in this county, though it is of very great ... The swedish turnip is as good food after January as other turnips are before ..."

3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"It ought, however, to be sown earlier than even swedish turnip ; and raised drills are ... swedish turnip ..."

4. General View of the Agriculture of the North Riding of Yorkshire by John Tuke (1800)
"RUTA-BAGA, OR swedish turnip. THE ruta-haga has been sown in small quantities by a few individuals, most of whom approve of it, as it is in pear, ..."

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