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SWEDISH TURNIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Swedish turnip mean? 

SWEDISH TURNIP (noun)
  The noun SWEDISH TURNIP has 2 senses:

1. a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow rootplay

2. the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as foodplay

  Familiarity information: SWEDISH TURNIP used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWEDISH TURNIP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Brassica napus napobrassica; rutabaga; rutabaga plant; swede; Swedish turnip; turnip cabbage

Hypernyms ("Swedish turnip" is a kind of...):

turnip plant (any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots)

Meronyms (parts of "Swedish turnip"):

rutabaga; swede; swedish turnip; yellow turnip (the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food)

Holonyms ("Swedish turnip" is a member of...):

Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

rutabaga; swede; swedish turnip; yellow turnip

Hypernyms ("swedish turnip" is a kind of...):

turnip (root of any of several members of the mustard family)

Holonyms ("swedish turnip" is a part of...):

Brassica napus napobrassica; rutabaga; rutabaga plant; swede; Swedish turnip; turnip cabbage (a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root)


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