turnip

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English turnepe, probably from turn + Middle English nepe, from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus. The component turn may be due to the round shape of the plant as though turned on a lathe, or because it must be turned and twisted to be harvested. Cognate to neep. See also parsnip. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɜː.nɪp/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɝ.nɪp/ === Noun === turnip (plural turnips) The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle. (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, Cornwall, Atlantic Canada) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus. (Hong Kong) The white root of Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also known as a daikon. (Singapore, Malaysia, by extension) The root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus; jicama. (dated) Clipping of turnip watch (slang) A fool or simpleton. ==== Synonyms ==== (Brassica rapa): summer turnip, white turnip (Cornwall, Scotland) (Brassica napus): rutabaga (North America), swede (Ireland, Northern England, Scotland), tumshie (Scotland) (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus): see daikon ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → German: Turnip → Irish: tornapa → Russian: турнепс (turneps) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== neep rutabaga swede turnip greens === Verb === turnip (third-person singular simple present turnips, present participle turniping or turnipping, simple past and past participle turniped or turnipped) (transitive) To plant with turnips. (transitive) To feed or graze (livestock) on turnips. === References === === Anagrams === Turpin, turpin