Turnip
root vegetable
The turnip or white turnip (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) is a root vegetable. It is found in temperate climates worldwide. Smaller kinds of turnip are grown for human food. Larger ones are grown to feed livestock.
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Variety: | B. rapa var. rapa
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In the north of England and Scotland, the name turnip, or neeps, are given to the larger turnips such as the yellow rutabagas. They are called swedes father south.
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- Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne
- Alternative Field Crop Manual: Turnip
- Nutritional Facts