- turnip tur·nip n
- ['tɜːnɪp]
rapa
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tur|nip — «TUR nuhp», noun. 1. a large, fleshy, roundish root of either of two plants, eaten as a vegetable. 2. one of these plants. Turnips are biennial plants of the mustard family. ╂[earlier turnep probably ultimately Middle English turn turn (from its… … Useful english dictionary
Turnip — Tur nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant ({Brassica … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnip flea — Turnip Tur nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnip fly — Turnip Tur nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turnip — tur|nip [ˈtə:nıp US ˈtə:r ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from turn (because of its rounded root) + neep turnip (11 21 centuries) (from Old English nAp)] a large round pale yellow vegetable that grows under the ground, or the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
turnip-rootedcelery — tur·nip root·ed celery (tûrʹnĭp ro͞o tĭd, ro͝ot ĭd) n. See celeriac. * * * … Universalium
Turnip-shell — Tur nip shell , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several large, thick, spiral marine shells belonging to {Rapa} and allied genera, somewhat turnip shaped. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turnip — tur•nip [[t]ˈtɜr nɪp[/t]] n. 1) pln the thick, fleshy root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white fleshed Brassica rapa, or the yellow fleshed rutabaga, B. napobrassica, eaten as a vegetable 2) pln either of these two plants,… … From formal English to slang
turnip — tur|nip [ tɜrnıp ] noun count a large round light colored root vegetable that grows under the ground … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
turnip — tur·nip … English syllables
Swedish turnip — Turnip Tur nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
