Definition of Turnip

1. Noun. Widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root.

Exact synonyms: Brassica Rapa, White Turnip
Terms within: White Turnip, Turnip Greens
Group relationships: Brassica, Genus Brassica
Generic synonyms: Turnip Plant

2. Noun. Root of any of several members of the mustard family.
Generic synonyms: Root Vegetable, Cruciferous Vegetable
Specialized synonyms: White Turnip, Rutabaga, Swede, Swedish Turnip, Yellow Turnip
Group relationships: Turnip Plant

Definition of Turnip

1. n. The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself.

Definition of Turnip

1. Noun. The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, ''Brassica rapa'', grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle. ¹

2. Noun. (Scotland Ireland Cornwall Atlantic Canada) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or ''Brassica napus''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Turnip

1. an edible plant root [n -S]

Medical Definition of Turnip

1. The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself. [Formerly written also turnep] Swedish turnip The turnip flea. A two-winged fly (Anthomyia radicum) whose larvae live in the turnip root. Origin: OE. Turnep; probably fr. Turn, or F. Tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. Nepe a turnip, AS. Naepe, L. Napus. Cf. Turn, Navew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnip

turning in
turning in one's grave
turning into
turning loose
turning off
turning on
turning out
turning over
turning over a new leaf
turning point
turning points
turning the frown upside down
turning up
turningness
turnings
turnip (current term)
turnip-rooted celery
turnip-rooted parsley
turnip-shell
turnip bed
turnip cabbage
turnip greens
turnip head
turnip heads
turnip plant
turnip shell
turnip shells
turniped
turniping
turniplike

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