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Noun: turnip  tur-nip
  1. Widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
    - white turnip, Brassica rapa, neep [UK, dialect]
     
  2. Root of any of several members of the mustard family
    - neep [UK, dialect]

Derived forms: turnips

Type of: cruciferous vegetable, root vegetable, turnip plant

Part of: Brassica, genus Brassica, turnip plant

Encyclopedia: Turnip