Meaning of Turnip | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
2. The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
   Atlantic-Canada, Cornwall, Ireland, Northern-England, Scotland
3. The white root of Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also known as a daikon.
   Hong-Kong
4. The root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus; jicama.
   Malaysia, Singapore, broadly
5. Clipping of turnip watch
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, dated
6. A fool or simpleton.
   slang

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Examples

“The ancient Roman gastronomists considered the turnip, when prepared in the following manner, a dish fit for epicures: "After boiling, extract the water from them, and season with cummin, rue, or benzoin, pounded in a mortar; afterward add⟳ honey, vinegar, gravy, and boiled grapes. Allow⟳ the whole to simmer, and serve⟳."”

“In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary.”

“The turnip is one of the lordliest vegetables in the world; its broth is practically a soup in itself.”

“"Dost thou not believe⟳, thou twittering turnip?"”

“You absolute turnip, you. Hannah replaced the clipboard in her lap and pretended to write⟳ Very Serious notes. Thank⟳ God it was dark in the rear of the studio. No one could see⟳ the tomato-colored tidal wave⟳ surging up her neck.”

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