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RUTABAGA
rutabaga, swede, swedish turnip, yellow turnip
(noun) the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food
rutabaga, turnip cabbage, swede, Swedish turnip, rutabaga plant, Brassica napus napobrassica
(noun) a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rutabaga (usually uncountable, plural rutabagas)
(now, North America) the swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus var. napobrassica
(now, North America) the edible root of this plant
Synonyms
• swede, Swedish turnip
Source: Wiktionary
Ru`ta-ba"ga, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of turnip commonly with a large and long or ovoid yellowish root; a Swedish turnip. See Turnip.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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