noun🔗ShareThe white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle."The farmer grew carrots, potatoes, and turnips in his vegetable garden. "vegetableplantfoodagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus."My grandmother grows both potatoes and turnips in her vegetable garden every year. "vegetableplantfoodagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA large, heavy pocket watch, so called because its profile resembled the vegetable."Old Mr. Abernathy always carried one of those giant turnips in his vest pocket, its weight pulling slightly on his jacket. "timeitemdevicewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo plant with turnips."The farmer plans to turnip the lower field next spring after the wheat harvest. "agricultureplantvegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo feed or graze (livestock) on turnips."The farmer plans to turnip his sheep in the lower field after the harvest. "agricultureanimalfoodvegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
