TURNIP


Meaning of TURNIP in English

■ noun

1》 a round root with white or cream flesh which is eaten as a vegetable and also has edible leaves.

2》 the European plant of the cabbage family which produces the ~. [ Brassica rapa .]

Derivatives

~y adjective

Origin

C16: first element of unknown origin + neep .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.