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Definition of: turnip
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(tûr′nip) noun
1. The fleshy globular edible root of either of two brassicaceous biennial herbs, Brassica rapa and the rutabaga.
2. Either of the plants. [Earlier turnepe,? <F tour a turn, rotation (<L tornus a lathe) + ME nepe <L napus a turnip; with ref. to its round shape]
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