NAVEW

Etymology

Noun

navew (plural navews)

A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris.

Source: Wiktionary


Na"vew, n. Etym: [OE. navel, naveau, a dim. fr. L. napus navew. Cf. Napiform.] (Bot.)

Definition: A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica campestris. See Brassica. [Writen also naphew.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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