Turnip
Definition of Turnip
Tur´nip
Pronunciation:
tûr´nĭp
n.
1.
(Bot.)
The
edible
,
fleshy
,
roundish
,
or
somewhat
conical
,
root
of
a
cruciferous
plant
(
Brassica
campestris
,
var
.
Napus
);
also
,
the
plant
itself
.
Swedish turnip
(Bot.)
a
kind
of
turnip
.
See
Ruta-baga
.
Turnip flea
(Zool.)
a
small
flea-beetle
(
Haltica
,
striolata
syn
.
Phyllotreta
striolata
),
which
feeds
upon
the
turnip
,
and
often
seriously
injures
it
.
It
is
black
with
a
stripe
of
yellow
on
each
elytron
.
The
name
is
also
applied
to
several
other
small
insects
which
are
injurious
to
turnips
.
See
Illust.
under
Flea-beetle
.
Turnip fly
a
-
(Zool.)
The
turnip
flea
.
b
-
A
two-winged
fly
(
Anthomyia
radicum
)
whose
larvæ
live
in
the
turnip
root
.
Related Words
Brassica
,
Brassica
rapa
,
genus
Brassica
,
turnip
greens
,
turnip
plant
,
white
turnip
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