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Turnip
/ˈtɜː.nɪp/
The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
📖 Definitions of "Turnip"
noun
- 1
The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
- 2
The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
- 3
A large, heavy pocket watch, so called because its profile resembled the vegetable.
verb
- 1
To plant with turnips.
- 2
To feed or graze (livestock) on turnips.
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