WHITE TURNIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does white turnip mean? 

• WHITE TURNIP (noun)
  The noun WHITE TURNIP has 2 senses:

1. widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root

2. white root of a turnip plant

  Familiarity information: WHITE TURNIP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHITE TURNIP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Brassica rapa; turnip; white turnip

Hypernyms ("white turnip" is a kind of...):

turnip plant (any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots)

Meronyms (parts of "white turnip"):

white turnip (white root of a turnip plant)

turnip greens (tender leaves of young white turnips)

Holonyms ("white turnip" is a member of...):

Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)

Sense 2

Meaning:

White root of a turnip plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("white turnip" is a kind of...):

turnip (root of any of several members of the mustard family)

Holonyms ("white turnip" is a part of...):

Brassica rapa; turnip; white turnip (widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root)