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Rareturnip
The correct spelling is turnip.
How to pronounce turnip
/ˈtɜː.nɪp/
nounIPA: /ˈtɜː.nɪp/
Say it like: Tur-nip
The correct spelling is turnip. The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
- 2.The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
- 3.A large, heavy pocket watch, so called because its profile resembled the vegetable.
verb
- 1.To plant with turnips.
- 2.To feed or graze (livestock) on turnips.
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