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  • 31turnip — tur•nip [[t]ˈtɜr nɪp[/t]] n. 1) pln the thick, fleshy root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white fleshed Brassica rapa, or the yellow fleshed rutabaga, B. napobrassica, eaten as a vegetable 2) pln either of these two plants,… …

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  • 32turnip — [tʉr′nip] n. [earlier turnep, prob. < TURN or Fr tour, in the sense of “turned, round” + ME nepe < OE næp, turnip < L napus] 1. a) a biennial plant (Brassica rapa) of the crucifer family, with edible, hairy leaves and a roundish, light… …

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  • 33turnip — n. 1 a cruciferous plant, Brassica rapa, with a large white globular root and sprouting leaves. 2 this root used as a vegetable. 3 a large thick old fashioned watch. Phrases and idioms: turnip top the leaves of the turnip eaten as a vegetable.… …

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  • 34tur|nip — «TUR nuhp», noun. 1. a large, fleshy, roundish root of either of two plants, eaten as a vegetable. 2. one of these plants. Turnips are biennial plants of the mustard family. ╂[earlier turnep probably ultimately Middle English turn turn (from its… …

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  • 35BRASSICA RAPA L. - РЕПА, ТУРНЕПС — см. 346. < > Двулетнее растение. В. rapa L. Репа, Турнепс Sp. pl. (1753) 665. Синская (1928) 103; Синская во Фл. СССР VIII (1939) 463. Бабичев, Луковникова (1961) 468. Подгорный (1963) 129, рис. Жуковский (1964) 686. S y n. В. rapa var. rapifera&#8230; …

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