Definition of Turnips. Meaning of Turnips. Synonyms of Turnips

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Definition of Turnips

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.] Swedish turnip (Bot.), a kind of turnip. See Ruta-baga. Turnip flea (Zo["o]l.), a small flea-beetle (Haltica, or 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.

Meaning of Turnips from wikipedia

- same turnips cultivated for its roots. Previous estimates of domestication dates are limited to linguistic analyses of plant names. Edible turnips were...
- yellow-fleshed variety are referred to as "turnips", whilst the white-fleshed variety are called "white turnips".[citation needed] However, in some dialects...
- The turnip is a root vegetable. Turnip or The Turnip may also refer to: Turnip (terminology), three vegetables called turnips (including turnips) "The...
- the poor one had to become a farmer to escape his poverty. One of his turnips grew to an enormous size, and he gave it to the king. The king gave him...
- 1916, a German culinary staple, the government substituted the item with turnips hoping to make up the difference.[citation needed] In turn, German soldiers...
- Wild turnip is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Arisaema triphyllum, native to forests of eastern North America, with a toxic corm Br****ica...
- Şalgam or şalgam suyu (Turkish pronunciation: [ʃal̴ˈɡam (suˈju)]; lit. "turnip (juice)"), pronounced "shal-gam", is a po****r Turkish traditional fermented...
- roamed the streets in masks carrying carved turnips known in Scotland as "tumshie heads". In modern times, turnips are often carved to look as sinister and...
- Turnip cake is a Chinese dim sum dish. The less common name radish cake is more accurate, as Western-style turnips are not used in the dish but rather...
- Gigantic Turnip" or "The Enormous Turnip" (Russian: Репка, Repka, IPA: [ˈrʲepkə], literally "small turnip"; ATU 2044, ‘Pulling up the turnip') is a ****ulative...