|rüd.ə|bāgə, -ütə|- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Swedish dialect rotabagge, from rot root (from Old Norse rōt ) + bagge bag, ram — more at root
: a turnip ( Brassica napobrassica ) commonly with a very large yellowish root that is used as food both for stock and for human beings — called also swede, Swedish turnip, Russian turnip