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• Turnip — taxobox name = Turnip image caption = Small turnip root regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Brassicales familia = Brassicaceae genus = Brassica species = B. rapa subspecies = B …   Wikipedia

• Turnip Moth — Taxobox name = Turnip Moth image caption = Adult moth regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Noctuidae genus = Agrotis species = A. segetum binomial = Agrotis segetum binomial authority = Denis… …   Wikipedia

• turnip — /ˈtɜnəp / (say ternuhp) noun 1. the thick, fleshy, edible root of the cruciferous plant Brassica rapa, the common white turnip, or of B. napus, the swedish turnip or swede. 2. the plant itself. 3. the root of this plant used as a vegetable.… …  

• Indian turnip — Indian In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Indian turnip — jack in the pulpit jack in the pulpit n. 1. A common American spring flowering woodland herb ({Aris[ae]ma triphyllum}) having sheathing leaves and an upright club shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Indian turnip — noun common American spring flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries • Syn: ↑jack in the pulpit, ↑wake robin, ↑Arisaema triphyllum,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Vitamin C and the common cold — articleissues article=y citecheck=April 2008 copyedit=April 2008 essay=April 2008 orphan=April 2008 wikify=April 2008Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is found mainly in fruits and vegetables as a water soluble vitamin that is an essential… …   Wikipedia

• Saint Anthony's turnip — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• List of common leaf vegetables — This is a list of common leaf vegetables. For an exhaustive list, see list of plants with edible leaves; the list below is meant to include only the most popular categories of cultivated or foraged greens. For example, spinach leaves would likely …   Wikipedia

• Brassica — Bras si*ca, prop. n. [L., cabbage.] (Bot.) A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage ({Brassica oleracea}), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Brassica campestris — Brassica Bras si*ca, prop. n. [L., cabbage.] (Bot.) A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage ({Brassica oleracea}), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English