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单词 turnip
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tur•nip /ˈtɜrnɪp/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Plant Biologythe thick, edible, fleshy root of certain plants of the mustard family.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tur•nip  (tûr′nip),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologythe thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
  2. Plant Biologythe plant itself.
  3. Plant Biologythe root of this plant used as a vegetable.
  • earlier turnep(e), equivalent. to turn (with reference to its neatly rounded shape) + nepe neep 1525–35
tur′nip•like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
turnip /ˈtɜːnɪp/ n
  1. a widely cultivated plant, Brassica rapa, of the Mediterranean region, with a large yellow or white edible root: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  2. the root of this plant, which is eaten as a vegetable
Etymology: 16th Century: from earlier turnepe, perhaps from turn (indicating its rounded shape) + nepe, from Latin nāpus turnip; see neep
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