[tur.nip] n [prob. fr. [1]turn + neep; fr. the well-rounded root] (1533) 1 a: either of two biennial herbs of the mustard family with thick edible roots: (1): one (Brassica rapa rapifera) with usu. flattened roots and leaves that are cooked as a vegetable (2): rutabaga b: the root of a turnip
2: a large pocket watch