1
a
: either of two biennial herbs of the mustard family with thick edible roots:
(1)
: one (Brassica rapa var. rapa) 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
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Cool-season vegetables include carrots, radishes, parsnips, turnips, beets, asparagus, peas, onions, garlic, kale, spinach, lettuce, potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and broccoli.
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Next, add the harder root vegetables like carrots, celery root, squash, turnips, and/or potatoes, and let these ingredients cook and caramelize.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
At Four Twenty Five, chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s midtown palace of fine dining, dig into a lunch of butternut squash soup with kohlrabi sauerkraut and pumpkin seed tapenade and pan-roasted hake served with a hakurei turnip–jalapeno emulsion.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
Hearty vegetables, like potatoes and turnips, add a nice element of earthy flavor, along with a touch of sweetness thanks to carrots.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Next, add the harder root vegetables like carrots, celery root, squash, turnips, and/or potatoes, and let these ingredients cook and caramelize.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
At Four Twenty Five, chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s midtown palace of fine dining, dig into a lunch of butternut squash soup with kohlrabi sauerkraut and pumpkin seed tapenade and pan-roasted hake served with a hakurei turnip–jalapeno emulsion.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
Hearty vegetables, like potatoes and turnips, add a nice element of earthy flavor, along with a touch of sweetness thanks to carrots.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for turnip
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“Turnip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnip. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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