turnip
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: turnep, turnix, turnup, tunip
Antonyms: turnep, turnix, turnup, tunip
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q3916957}}The white [[root]] of a yellow-flowered [[plant]], {{taxfmt|Brassica rapa|species}}, grown as a [[vegetable]] and as [[fodder]] for cattle.
- {{lb|en|Scotland|Ireland|Northern England|Cornwall|Atlantic Canada|Manitoba}} The yellow root of a related plant, the [[swede]] or {{taxfmt|Brassica napus|species}}.
- {{lb|en|Hong Kong}} The white root of {{taxlink|Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus|variety}}, also known as a [[daikon]].<ref>{{R:Cummings 2011|page=178}}</ref>
- {{lb|en|Singapore|Malaysia|by extension}} The root of the [[yam bean]], {{taxlink|Pachyrhizus erosus|species}}; [[jicama]].
- {{lb|en|dated}} {{clipping of|en|turnip watch}}
- {{lb|en|slang}} A fool or [[simpleton]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To plant with turnips.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To feed or graze (livestock) on turnips.
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