1. A vegetable plant of the cabbage family with a large, round, yellow-fleshed edible root
   "turnip cabbage needs a long growing season and cool weather";
   - rutabaga [N. Amer], swede [Brit], Swedish turnip, rutabaga plant [N. Amer], Brassica napus napobrassica
    
2. Fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant
   "The chef roasted cubed turnip cabbage as a unique side dish";
   - kohlrabi

Derived forms: turnip cabbages

Type of: cruciferous vegetable, turnip plant

Part of: Brassica, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, genus Brassica, kohlrabi

Encyclopedia: Turnip cabbage