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turnip
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
turnip
(noun)
turnip
/
ˈ
tɚnəp/
noun
plural
turnips
turnip
/
ˈ
tɚnəp/
noun
plural
turnips
Britannica Dictionary definition of TURNIP
[
count, noncount
]
:
a round, light-colored root of a plant that is eaten as a vegetable
also
:
the plant that produces such a root
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