turnip
/'tə:nip/
Definition
- Noun:
- A root vegetable: A turnip is the large, round, fleshy root of a plant (Brassica rapa) that is typically white or yellow and is eaten as a vegetable.
- The plant itself: A turnip is also the widely cultivated plant from the mustard family that produces this edible root.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- We harvested turnips from the garden. (We collected the root vegetables from the garden.)
- The field was planted with turnip. (The field was sown with the turnip plant.)
Advanced Usage
- "to not know someone from a turnip": To be completely unable to recognize or identify someone.
- I haven't seen him in twenty years; I wouldn't know him from a turnip. (I haven't seen him in twenty years and would not recognize him at all.)
Variants and Related Words
- Turnip greens (noun phrase): The edible leafy green tops of the turnip plant.
- She cooked the turnip greens with garlic.
Synonyms
- Root vegetable: A general term for vegetables grown for their edible roots, such as carrots or beets.
- Brassica rapa: The scientific name for the turnip plant.
Related Phrases
- "as common as a turnip": Very ordinary or unremarkable.
- His manners were as common as a turnip. (His manners were very plain and unrefined.)
Noun
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root of any of several members of the mustard family
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widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
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