Noun: turnip tur-nip
- Widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
"The turnip develops its characteristic round shape as it matures";
- white turnip, Brassica rapa
- An edible root vegetable of the mustard family, typically white-fleshed with a purple or white skin
"The farmer harvested a bumper crop of turnips";
- neep [UK, dialect]
Derived forms: turnips
Type of: cruciferous vegetable, root vegetable, turnip plant
Part of: Brassica, genus Brassica, turnip plant
Encyclopedia: Turnip