turnip.
The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
Meaning & usage
The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
The white root of Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also known as a daikon.
The root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus; jicama.
Clipping of turnip watch
A fool or simpleton.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English turnepe, probably from turn + Middle English nepe, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus. The component turn may be due to the round shape of the plant as though turned on a lathe, or because it must be turned and twisted to be harvested. Cognate to neep. See also parsnip.
To plant with turnips.
To feed or graze (livestock) on turnips.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English turnepe, probably from turn + Middle English nepe, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus. The component turn may be due to the round shape of the plant as though turned on a lathe, or because it must be turned and twisted to be harvested. Cognate to neep. See also parsnip.
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