turnip
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From turnepe, probably from turn (due to round shape, as though turned on a lathe) + Middle English nepe, from Old English næp, from Latin napus.[1]
Cognate to neep; see also parsnip.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈtɜːr.nɪp/
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[edit] Noun
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turnip (plural turnips)
- The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
- (Scottish, Irish, Cornish, Atlantic Canada) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
[edit] Synonyms
Brassica rapa
- summer turnip
- swede (Ireland, Northern England, Scotland)
- tumshie (Scotland)
- white turnip (Cornwall, Scotland)
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[edit] Translations
white root of Brassica rapa
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yellow root of Brassica napus — see swede
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