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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tur•nip /ˈtɜrnɪp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Plant Biologythe thick, edible, fleshy root of certain plants of the mustard family.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tur•nip (tûr′nip),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Plant Biologythe plant itself.
- 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. |