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Look up: turnip

  1. Turnip
    (Brassica) This is a group of plants belonging to the Mustard family, Cruciferae. It includes vegetables that are commonly grown and known as Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Collards, Kale, Kohlrabi, Mustard, Rape, Rutabaga and Turnip. Many can be grown for their ornamental leaves.…
    Found on http://www.botany.com/brassica.html

  2. turnip
    [n] - widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root 2. [n] - root of any of several members of the mustard family
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. turnip
    has a white flesh with purple tinged white skin.Small young turnips are delicate and slightly sweet.As they age their taste becomes stronger and almost woody in texture Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. turnip
    <botany> The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself. ... <botany> [Formerly written also turnep] Swedish turnip The turnip flea. A two-winged fly (Anthomyia radicum) whose larvae live in the tur...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. turnip
    noun root of any of several members of the mustard family
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. turnip
    white turnip noun widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Turnip
    • (v. t.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. turnip
    hardy biennial plant cultivated for its fleshy roots and tender growing tops. There are two species, belonging to the family Brassicaceae: the turnip ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/94

  9. turnip
    turnip, garden vegetable of the same genus of the family Cruciferae (mustard family) as the cabbage; native to Europe, where it has been long cultivated. The two principal kinds are the white (Brassica rapa) and the yellow (B. napobrassica), which is known as the rutabaga, the Swedish turnip, or the...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08497

  10. Turnip
    Turnip is British slang for a fool, an idiot.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. Turnip
    Turnip is British slang for a fool, an idiot.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Turnip
    The common turnip (Brassica rapa) is a biennial cruciferous plant of the same genus as cabbage with a fleshy globular or spheroidal root, toothed leaves, and yellow flowers. The turnip is native to Britain where it occurs as a common weed and is cultivated for food, the root of the turnip being used as a vegetable and also fed to cattle and sheep.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. turnip
    Biennial plant widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible white- or yellow-fleshed root and young leaves, which are used as a green vegetable. Closely allied to it is the swede (B. napus). (Brassica rapa, family Cruciferae.)
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  14. Turnip
    :For similar vegetables also called "turnip", see Turnip (disambiguation). The `turnip` or `white turnip` (Brassica rapa var. rapa) is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, bulbous taproot. Small, tender varieties are grown for ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnip

  15. Turnip
    (disambiguation) `Turnip` can refer to three vegetables, which are described under the articles Turnip, Rutabaga, and Jicama. The confusion results from the following regional differences of usage. !style="text-align:right" | Scientific term !style="text-align:right" | Sou...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnip



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