- turnip-shaped
- adjectiveshaped in the form of a turnip• Similar to: ↑formed
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Indian turnip — noun common American spring flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries • Syn: ↑jack in the pulpit, ↑wake robin, ↑Arisaema triphyllum,… … Useful english dictionary
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