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tur|nip — «TUR nuhp», noun. 1. a large, fleshy, roundish root of either of two plants, eaten as a vegetable. 2. one of these plants. Turnips are biennial plants of the mustard family. ╂[earlier turnep probably ultimately Middle English turn turn (from its… … Useful english dictionary
nip — aph·a·nip·tera; cat·nip; con·nip·tion; cy·nip·i·dae; gal·li·nip·per; ge·nip; iso·nip·e·caine; ju·nip·er·us; ma·nip·u·la·bil·i·ty; ma·nip·u·la·ble; ma·nip·u·lan·dum; ma·nip·u·lar; ma·nip·u·lat·able; ma·nip·u·late; ma·nip·u·la·tion;… … English syllables
tur — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ad·mit·ta·tur; ad·ven·tur·er; ad·ven·tur·ess; ad·ven·tur·ism; ad·ven·tur·ist; ad·ven·tur·ous; ad·ven·tur·ous·ly;… … English syllables
turnip — tur·nip … English syllables
turnip-rootedcelery — tur·nip root·ed celery (tûrʹnĭp ro͞o tĭd, ro͝ot ĭd) n. See celeriac. * * * … Universalium
turnip — tur|nip [ˈtə:nıp US ˈtə:r ] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from turn (because of its rounded root) + neep turnip (11 21 centuries) (from Old English nAp)] a large round pale yellow vegetable that grows under the ground, or the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
turnip — tur|nip [ tɜrnıp ] noun count a large round light colored root vegetable that grows under the ground … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
turnip — tur•nip [[t]ˈtɜr nɪp[/t]] n. 1) pln the thick, fleshy root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white fleshed Brassica rapa, or the yellow fleshed rutabaga, B. napobrassica, eaten as a vegetable 2) pln either of these two plants,… … From formal English to slang
Anthomyia radicum — Turnip Tur nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brassica campestris — Turnip Tur nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn},v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.) The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
