turnip
noun
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Definition of turnip
1a
: either of two biennial herbs of the mustard family with thick edible roots:
(1)
: one (Brassica rapa rapifera) with globular often flattened roots and leaves that are cooked as a vegetable
(2)
: rutabaga
b
: the root of a turnip
2
: a large pocket watch
Examples of turnip in a Sentence
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Then come the 30+ toppings and array of sauces, too many to list, but all — from the pickled turnips to the chickpea salad to the tabbouleh and hummus — are made in-house. — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "Got the Mexi-Med munchies? It’s fusion first at I-Drive’s Mexican Camel | Review," 22 Aug. 2019 The awards are chosen by a group, assembled by the British publisher William Reed Business Media, that includes chefs, writers, consultants and turnip whisperers. — Jonathan Gold, latimes.com, "Jonathan Gold looks over the 2018 World's 50 Best Restaurants list and names some notable omissions," 21 June 2018 Grilled chicken got it right, with charred lines and juicy meat, with turnips and green beans, one with butter and the other with bacon. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Review: Kindling Texas Kitchen in Cibolo breaks the rules for Texas food," 1 Aug. 2019 The recipes are not all vegetarian, but vegetables take the starring role, and the book is arranged alphabetically from asparagus to turnips. — SFChronicle.com, "Our favorite cookbooks of 2019, so far," 21 June 2019 Chapters are organized alphabetically by vegetables from asparagus to turnips. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, "She used to work at Zingerman's. Now she's back to cook from her new book," 11 June 2019 This peasant’s thick soup could be quite healthy in its simplest version based on cabbage, leeks, turnips and carrots. — Washington Post, "Taste of the Tour: Classic hen in a pot at ‘Chez Paulette’," 19 July 2019 For years, in private sessions held in her own home kitchen, Moore taught Angelenos how to cook with donabes — how to steam shrimp and Japanese turnips, make savory curry stews and even smoke cheese. — Mackenzie Wagoner, latimes.com, "Browsing: L.A.’s growing market for Japanese houseware," 5 July 2019 Still, to anyone who didn’t just fall off the turnip truck and enter the news business, every tendril senses which way the Trump-Russia story now will be trending until the final chapter is written. ... — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "Can the Media Survive Mueller?," 16 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'turnip.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for turnip
turnip
noun
English Language Learners Definition of turnip
: 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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turnip
noun
tur·​nip
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Kids Definition of turnip
: the thick white or yellow root of a plant related to the cabbage that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable
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