rutabaga

[ roo-tuh-bey-guh, roo-tuh-bey- ]

/ ˌru təˈbeɪ gə, ˈru təˌbeɪ- /

noun

a brassicaceous plant, Brassica napobrassica, having a yellow- or white-fleshed, edible tuber.

the edible tuber, a variety of turnip.

Also called Swedish turnip.

Origin of rutabaga

1790–1800, Americanism;<Swedish (dial.) rotabagge

Words nearby rutabaga

rust-through, rusty, rusty blackbird, rusty sputum, rut, rutabaga, rutaceous, ruth, Ruth, Babe, Ruthenia, Ruthenian

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Example sentences from the Web for rutabaga

The Rutabaga is a productive variety, and possesses a good deal of nutriment.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
He still calls the beet a beet-root and the rutabaga a mangel-wurzel.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken
Early purple-top strap-leaf turnip, early cabbage, lettuce, rutabaga turnips.
The Red Cross in Peace and War|Clara Barton
We may get bitten by a snapping bean or routed by a rutabaga or infected by a parsnip.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]|Christopher Darlington Morley

British Dictionary definitions for rutabaga

rutabaga

/ (ˌruːtəˈbeɪɡə) /

noun

US and Canadian a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus (or B. napobrassica), cultivated for its bulbous edible root, which is used as a vegetable and as cattle fodder: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

the root of this plant

Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): swede

Word Origin for rutabaga

C18: from Swedish dialect rotabagge, literally: root bag

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	rutabaga
释义	rutabaga [ roo-tuh-bey-guh, roo-tuh-bey- ] / ˌru təˈbeɪ gə, ˈru təˌbeɪ- / noun a brassicaceous plant, Brassica napobrassica, having a yellow- or white-fleshed, edible tuber. the edible tuber, a variety of turnip. Also called Swedish turnip. Origin of rutabaga 1790–1800, Americanism;<Swedish (dial.) rotabagge Words nearby rutabaga rust-through, rusty, rusty blackbird, rusty sputum, rut, rutabaga, rutaceous, ruth, Ruth, Babe, Ruthenia, Ruthenian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rutabaga The Rutabaga is a productive variety, and possesses a good deal of nutriment. Soil Culture\|J. H. Walden He still calls the beet a beet-root and the rutabaga a mangel-wurzel. The American Language\|Henry L. Mencken Early purple-top strap-leaf turnip, early cabbage, lettuce, rutabaga turnips. The Red Cross in Peace and War\|Clara Barton We may get bitten by a snapping bean or routed by a rutabaga or infected by a parsnip. Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]\|Christopher Darlington Morley British Dictionary definitions for rutabaga rutabaga / (ˌruːtəˈbeɪɡə) / noun US and Canadian a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus (or B. napobrassica), cultivated for its bulbous edible root, which is used as a vegetable and as cattle fodder: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) the root of this plant Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): swede Word Origin for rutabaga C18: from Swedish dialect rotabagge, literally: root bag Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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