swede |
| noun
- (context, mainly, UK) The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
- The plant from which this is obtained.
- (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The turnip.
Etymology: The Swedes introduced the plant to the English in the 1700's -> Swedish turnip -> swede.
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