navew

English

Alternative forms

• naphew

Etymology

From Middle French naveau, navel, from Old French naveau, navel, from Medieval Latin nāpellus, a diminutive of Latin nāpus (“turnip, rapeseed, etc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɪvjuː/

Noun

navew (plural navews)

1. (now rare) A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica napus.

Related terms

• napiform
• napelline

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
• “navew”, in Collins English Dictionary.