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Definition of Turnip plant
1. Noun. Any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots.
Generic synonyms: Crucifer, Cruciferous Plant
Specialized synonyms: Brassica Rapa, Turnip, White Turnip, Brassica Napus Napobrassica, Rutabaga, Rutabaga Plant, Swede, Swedish Turnip, Turnip Cabbage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnip Plant
Literary usage of Turnip plant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural Laws of Husbandry by Justus Liebig, John Blyth (1863)
"The time of vegetation occupied by the turnip-plant comprises, ... If we take
the whole time of vegetation of the turnip-plant at 244 days, and suppose the ..."
2. British Farmer's Magazine (1853)
"... FRS I can perhaps hardly address myself on this occasion to any theme of more
immediate interest to my reader», than to the growth of the turnip plant. ..."
3. Mackenzie's Five Thousand Receipts: In All the Useful and Domestic Arts by Colin MacKenzie (1854)
"The turnip plant, indeed, does not thrive rapidly till its roots reach the dung;
and the previous nourishment afforded them is often so scanty AS to stunt ..."
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