Webster's English Dictionary

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turnip

tur.nip \'t*r-n*p\ n [prob. fr. 1turn + E dial. neep (turnip); fr. the 
   well-rounde] often attrib d root 1: either of two biennial herbs of the 
   mustard family with thick roots eate n as a vegetable or fed to stock : 1a: 
   one (Brassica rapa) with hairy leaves and usu. flattened roots  1b: 
   RUTABAGA  2: a large or thick pocket watch