Rutabaga

Definitions

1. The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus var. napobrassica
   Canada, US, uncountable, usually
2. The edible root of this plant
   Canada, US, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“They were both too hungry to wait⟳ for the yams and rutabagas to bake, so tonight they would have⟳ the frozen White Castle minicheeseburgers that Mr. Van Buren had won a year's supply⟳ of just before he passed away.”

“Sometimes your royal dogs tear⟳ down our thatch, And then we seek⟳ the shelter⟳ of a ditch; Hog-wash or grains, or ruta-baga, none Has yet been ours since your reign begun.”

“Chipper […] understood how his entire dinner might be scarfabl' in no time, his duties discharged and his freedom regained, and he actually picked up his fork and made a pass⟳ at the craggy wad of rutabaga […]”

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