ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Turnip

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈtɜː.nɪp/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Turnip is a noun meaning The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.

Meaning

The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.

(Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, Cornwall, Atlantic Canada, Manitoba) 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, by extension) The root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus; jicama.
(transitive) To plant with turnips.
(transitive) To feed or graze (livestock) on turnips.
(dated) Clipping of turnip watch
(slang) A fool or simpleton.

"Dost thou not believe, thou twittering turnip?"

In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary.

This identical field has been turniped before, and to good account, in a favourable winter.

This system of turniping is found to encourage the growth and muscular development of young stock.

Depending on context, synonyms include rutabaga, swede, tumshie, daikon.

Related dictionary entries include rooted, turkey, hub, rave, hoers, turnep.

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