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   tur·nip

   /ˈtərnəp/

   noun

   • 1. a round root with white or cream flesh which is eaten as a vegetable and also has edible leaves.
   • ▪ a root similar or related to the turnip, especially a rutabaga.
   • 2. the European plant of the cabbage family which produces the turnip.
   • 3. a large, thick, old-fashioned pocket watch. informal, dated

   Word Origin mid 16th century: first element of unknown origin + neep.

   Derivatives

   • 1. turnipy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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