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Definition of turnip

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 (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself. [Formerly written also turnep.] Swedish turnip (Bot.), a kind of turnip. See Ruta-baga. Turnip flea (Zo["o]l.), a small flea-beetle (Haltica, or Phyllotreta, striolata), which feeds upon the turnip, and often seriously injures it. It is black with a stripe of yellow on each elytron. The name is also applied to several other small insects which are injurious to turnips. See Illust. under Flea-beetle. Turnip fly. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The turnip flea. (b) A two-winged fly (Anthomyia radicum) whose larv[ae] live in the turnip root.

Meaning of turnip from wikipedia

- The turnip or white turnip (Br****ica rapa subsp. rapa) is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, fleshy taproot...
- (which also includes rapeseed). Other names include Swedish turnip, neep (Scots), and turnip (Scottish and Canadian English, Irish English and Manx English...
- word "turnip" can refer to any of the following four vegetables: Turnip (white turnip, summer turnip, Br****ica rapa rapa) Rutabaga (yellow turnip, Br****ica...
- scientific name Br****ica oleracea Gongylodes Group), also called German turnip or turnip cabbage, is a biennial vegetable, a low, stout cultivar of wild cabbage...
- The turnip is a root vegetable. Turnip or The Turnip may also refer to: Turnip (terminology), three vegetables called turnips (including turnips) "The...
- Turnip cake is a Chinese dim sum dish. The less common name radish cake is more accurate, as Western-style turnips are not used in the dish but rather...
- Şalgam or Şalgam Suyu (Turkish pronunciation: [ʃal̴ˈɡam (suˈju)]; lit. "turnip (juice)"), pronounced "shal-gam", is a po****r Turkish traditional fermented...
- "The Gigantic Turnip" or "The Enormous Turnip" (Russian: Репка, Repka, Ukrainian: Ріпка, Ripka, IPA: [ˈrʲepkə], literally "small turnip"; ATU 2044, ‘Pulling...
- Turnip Boy Robs a Bank is a 2024 action game developed by Snoozy Kazoo and published by Graffiti Games. It is the sequel to Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion...
- "The Turnip" (German: die Rübe) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales (KHM 146). It is of Aarne-Thompson type 1960D...