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turnip
turnip garden vegetable of the same genus of the family Cruciferae ( mustard family) as the cabbage; native to Europe, where it has been long cultivated. The two principal kinds are the white ( Brassica rapa ) and the yellow ( B. napobrassica ), which is known as the rutabaga, the Swedish turnip, ... Read more
kohlrabi
kohlrabi [Ger. partly from Ital.,=turnip cabbage], plant ( Brassica caulorapa, sometimes classified as var. caulorapa of the cabbage species) of the family Cruciferae ( mustard family), with an edible, turniplike, swollen stem. It is a cool-weather plant grown more in Europe, where some varie... Read more
chervil
chervil , name for two similar edible Old World herbs of the family Umbelliferae ( parsley family). The salad chervil is Anthriscus cerefolium. Its leaves, like those of the related dill and parsley, are used for seasoning. The turnip-rooted chervil ( Chaerophyllum bulbosum ) is cultivated for it... Read more
clubroot
clubroot disease of cabbages, turnips, radishes, and other plants belonging to the family Cruciferae ( mustard family). It is induced by a plasmodial slime mold that attacks the roots, causing, in the cabbage, undeveloped heads or a failure to head at all. Clubroot can be partially or in some ca... Read more
Monaghan
Monaghan , county (1991 pop. 51,293), 498 sq mi (1,290 sq km), N Republic of Ireland, bordered on the N by Northern Ireland. The county seat is Monaghan . The northwest portion of the county is a part of the fertile central plain of Ireland; to the south and east are hilly sections. It is primarily... Read more
Durham
Durham county (1991 pop. 589,941), 1,015 sq mi (2,629 sq km), NE England, on the North Sea between the Tees and Tyne rivers. The county seat is Durham , site of one of England's finest Norman cathedrals. The region is low-lying along the coast, rising inland to the Pennines . A large portion of t... Read more
rape
rape in botany, annual herb ( Brassica napus ) of the family Cruciferae ( mustard family), belonging to the same genus as the cabbage, the mustard plant, and the turnip (which it resembles in appearance). The origin of the rape is uncertain, and it is now known only as a cultivated plant. The seed... Read more
Charles Townshend Townshend, 2d Viscount
Charles Townshend Townshend, 2d Viscount , 1674-1738, English statesman. A leading Whig in the reign of Queen Anne, he served as a commissioner to negotiate the union (1707) with Scotland and as ambassador (1708-11) to the Netherlands. He strongly supported the Hanoverian succession, and when George... Read more
Isle of Man
Isle of Man island and dependency of the British crown (2005 est. pop. 75,000), 227 sq mi (588 sq km), off Great Britain, in the Irish Sea. The coast is rocky with precipitous cliffs; the Calf of Man is a detached rocky islet off the southwest coast. The island's towns include Douglas (the capita... Read more
mustard
mustard common name for the Cruciferae, a large family chiefly of herbs of north temperate regions. The easily distinguished flowers of the Cruciferae have four petals arranged diagonally ( "cruciform" ) and alternating with the four sepals. Most of the nearly 50 genera indigenous to the United S... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Turnip"

turnip
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition turnip garden vegetable of the same genus of the...which is known as the rutabaga, the Swedish turnip, or the swede. The rutabaga is grown extensively...Middle Ages as a cross between the white turnip and the cabbage. The turnip is one of the...
Indian turnip
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Indian turnip see arum .
Halloween
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...spooky atmosphere. When the old tradition of the turnip lantern was brought to the new world, settlers...hollow pumpkin to be preferable to the hard turnip, and so the pumpkin replaced the turnip in the United States. But the pumpkin is a...
African American Foodways
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...vegetables in a slow stewing manner (vegetables such as collard and turnip greens, black-eyed and field peas, green and lima beans...cracklin' bread, and biscuits), vegetables (collard, turnip, and mustard greens, candied yams, black-eyed peas, red...
Mustard Family (Brassicaceae)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...and the foliage of most ornamental species has been shed. The turnip ( Brassica rapa ) is a biennial, cultivated plant. The starchy...napus ) produces an edible structure similar to that of the turnip. Radish ( Raphanus sativus ) is a plant that develops an underground...
Iodine
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine ...asparagus, green peppers, lettuce, lima beans, mushrooms, pineapple, raisins, spinach, summer squash, Swiss chard, turnip greens, and whole wheat bread may provide good sources of dietary iodine. Animal products can also provide a source of iodine...
rutabaga
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition rutabaga see turnip .
mustard
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...many cultivated from ancient times. Especially important are the herbs of the genus Brassica, e.g., rape , rutabaga, turnip , mustard, and numerous varieties of the cabbage species. Cress , watercress , horse-radish , and radish are also of this...
breadroot
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...dried for winter use. The breadroot has bluish pealike blossoms and in general resembles the lupine. The plant was the prairie turnip or pomme de prairie of Western pioneers. Other species of Psoralea have also supplied food. Breadroot is classified in the...
arum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...species are bog or aquatic plants except Arisaema, which grows in moist woodlands. The jack-in-the-pulpit, or Indian turnip ( A. triphyllum ), has a spadix (jack) enveloped by a purplish-striped spathe (the pulpit). Its starchy corms were...

Dictionary entries related to "Turnip"

turnip
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology turnip XVI ( turnep(e) ). The first el. is unexpl.; the second is neep , OE. nǣ́p — L. nāpus turnip.
turnip, Swedish yellow
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition turnip, Swedish yellow See swede .
rape
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology rape2 turnip; plant producing oil-seed. XIV. — L. rāpum , rāpa turnip, obscurely rel. to Gr. rhápus , rháphus turnip, OSl. rěpa , OHG. ruoba turnip.
Swede
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology Swede native of Sweden XVII; (for earlier Swedish turnip ) large variety of turnip (introduced into Scotland from Sweden XVIII) XIX. — MLG., MDu. Swēde (Du. Zweed ), prob. — ON. Svípjó...
Townshend, Charles, 2nd Viscount
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...without having to keep one field in three fallow every year. He also introduced the widespread cultivation for winter fodder of the turnip, previously only a garden crop, which earned him the nickname “Turnip” Townshend.
kohlrabi
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition kohlrabi Swollen stem of Brassica oleracea gongylodes (turnip‐rooted cabbage, kale turnip (USA)); there are green and purple varieties. A 50‐g portion is a rich source of vitamin C and supplies 10 kcal (40 kJ).
Parker, Alan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...member and vice-chairman, Directors Guild of Great Britain, and member, British Screen Advisory Council; directed The Turnip Head's Guide to British Cinema for Thames TV, 1986; signed deal with Tri-Star Pictures, 1989; also cartoonist and novelist...
Newport, George
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...published many subsequent papers on insect structure, which included an important survey of Insecta (1839). For his essay on the turnip fly (1838) he was awarded a medal by the Agricultural Society of Saffron Walden. Newport ’ s most outstanding contribution...
blood
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...in comb. ] a person of specified descent: a mixed-blood. PHRASES: be like getting blood out of (or from ) a stone (or turnip ) be extremely difficult (said in reference to obtaining something from someone): getting a story out of her is like getting...
Gnetophyta
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences ...only the Gnetales. There are 3 constituent genera, embracing trees, shrubs, and lianes ( Ephedra and Gnetum ), and even turnip-like plants ( Wel-witschia ). Possible fossil material of the group is known from the early Permian , and there is also...

Thesaurus entries related to "Turnip"

detest
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus detest • verb  the only vegetable I truly detest is turnip synonyms : abhor, hate, loathe, despise, shrink from, be unable to bear, find intolerable, dislike, disdain, have an aversion to; formal abominate. See note at despise. antonym: love.
top
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...the bottle/jar synonyms : cap, lid, stopper, cork, cover.   5. she wore a blue top synonyms : shirt, T-shirt, blouse, jersey, sweater, sweatshirt.   6. turnip tops synonyms : leaves, shoots; stem, stalk.
vegetable
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...spaghetti squash spinach spring onion sugar snap pea summer squash sweet potato Swiss chard taro Thai chili pepper tomatillo turnip wakame water chestnut watercress wax bean winged bean winter melon yam yard-long bean yellow squash zucchini See also table...

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The sacred turnip: dietary clues gleaned from tuber traditions. (role of the prairie turnip in the life of the Blackfoot Indians) (Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Science News; 5/18/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...stringy, bulbous, tuber called the prairie turnip. A Canadian ethnobotanist is now scrutinizing...traditions in search of clues to the prairie turnip's role in daily tribal life. So far...symbolized the tool used to unearth the prairie turnip, while the feathers represented turnip...
The amazing turnip: they all gave a tremendous pull ...(Short story)
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...could see the round top of a big purple turnip under its leaves. She tried and tried to pull the turnip from the ground. "It won't come out...wouldn't come out. It was one amazing turnip." Mattie said, "Did she give up...
Some observations on the management of turnip insect pests.
Magazine article from: Economic Review; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Turnip (Brassica rapa L.) is a root Brassica crop...therefore related to cabbage and cauliflower. Turnip has been used as a vegetable for human consumption since long times. Turnip root has been a popular livestock fodder where...
Favorite turnip greens
Magazine article from: Southern Living; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...I truly experienced my first bowl of turnip greens. One day, Scott took me to a local meat-and-three where turnip greens were the specialty. When our...own pot of greens. Most agree that turnip greens are best during the peak season...
Let 'the People' be heard on behalf of the turnip.(THE HOME FORUM)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 2/21/2003; 700+ words ; ...he grows me a "rooty-bagger" Swede turnip each summer and delivers it after the...time for Thanksgiving. A purple-top turnip should not be plucked, threshed, winnowed...mainland for the winter and bring us our turnip. Here in our happy home for aging has...
Turnip greens
Magazine article from: Southern Living; 10/1/2001; ; 423 words ; ...pepper sauce are essential accompaniments to turnip greens and pot liquor. Some folks have been cooking turnip greens most of their lives. Many add personal...salt pork; bacon; or peeled, cubed turnip roots. Whatever your choice, don't...
Only in Eastham Cape man keeps alive an agricultural heirloom -- the Eastham turnip
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/17/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...here on the forearm of Cape Cod as "The Turnip Man," and he's the last commercial...from the Cape, the mysterious Eastham turnip. "There's nothing quite like 'em...turnips -- such as the unusual Macomber turnip from the Westport area and other "Cape...
Turnip green roulade coddles boyfriend who despises eggs
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/17/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...hollandaise (made with eggs). And one of his favorite dishes was her turnip green roulade. He could eat turnip green roulade standing up. In fact, her last memory of him eating turnip green roulade was of him standing up, leaning his taut frame over...
VENERABLE VERMONT VEGGIE TANTALIZING TURNIP, ONCE THOUGHT LOST, IS THRIVING ANEW
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/21/1989; ; 700+ words ; DUMMERSTON, Vt. - The lowly turnip, as almost everybody knows, has PR problems...out. Sharp and sometimes bitter, the turnip is a loner. Late in the 19th century...his southern Vermont farm, he bred a turnip with a flavor even crusty old Yankees...
Turnip Taliban and the battle of Dave's Darlings Tory traditionalists are angry at Cameron for 'imposing' candidates on them. Melissa Kite finds their leader in no mood to back down
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/15/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Cameron has yet had to face. Nicknamed the Turnip Taliban, these are the traditionalists...Jeremy, 64, has embraced his role as Turnip Taliban commander so warmly that he has...How does he feel about being called the Turnip Taliban? "I have a turban. I went to...