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turnip

UK /ˈtɜːnɪp/US /ˈtɝ.nɪp/

noun 6
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 1

noun6

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The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
- The turnip is one of the lordliest vegetables in the world; its broth is practically a soup in itself. — 1969
(Ireland, Scotland) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
(Hong-Kong) The white root of Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also known as a daikon.
(Singapore, Malaysia) The root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus; jicama.
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(slang) A fool or simpleton.
- "Dost thou not believe, thou twittering turnip?" — 1971
(old-fashioned) Clipping of turnip watch

verb2

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To plant with turnips.
- This identical field has been turniped before, and to good account, in a favourable winter. — 1803
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To feed or graze (livestock) on turnips.
- The Leicesters and half-breds are purchased by farmers who keep no breeding stock: they are well turniped during the winter, and clipped and fattened in the following season. — 1869

forms

turniped · turnipped · turniping · turnipping · turnips

Phrases with turnip

fall off the turnip truck
To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.

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