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turnip

tur·nip [ túrnip ] (plural tur·nips)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. root vegetable: a white rounded fleshy root that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

2. plant with edible root: a plant that produces turnips. Latin name Brassica rapa.

[Mid-16th century. < tur- (origin ?) + Old English nǣp "turnip" (< Latin napus]
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