Swedish turnip

Swedish 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}.] [1913 Webster]

{Swedish turnip} (Bot.), a kind of turnip. See {Ruta-baga}.

{Turnip flea} (Zo["o]l.), a small flea-beetle ({Haltica, striolata} syn. {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. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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, (Brassica campestris)


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  • Swedish turnip — Swedish Swed ish, a. [Cf. G. schwedisch, Sw. svensk.] Of or pertaining to Sweden or its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {Swedish turnip}. (Bot.) See under {Turnip}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swedish turnip — n. Chiefly Brit. RUTABAGA …   English World dictionary

  • Swedish turnip — noun a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root • Syn: ↑rutabaga, ↑turnip cabbage, ↑swede, ↑rutabaga plant, ↑Brassica napus napobrassica • Hypernyms: ↑turnip plant …   Useful english dictionary

  • swedish turnip — noun the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food • Syn: ↑rutabaga, ↑swede, ↑yellow turnip • Hypernyms: ↑turnip • Part Holonyms: ↑rutabaga, ↑turnip cabbage, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Swedish turnip — rutabaga. [1800 10; so called because introduced into Great Britain from Sweden] * * * …   Universalium

  • swedish turnip — Ruta baga, Swede (Brassica campestris) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Turnip flea — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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