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RUTABAGA PLANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
Synonyms:
Brassica napus napobrassica; rutabaga; rutabaga plant; swede; Swedish turnip; turnip cabbage
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rutabaga plant" is a kind of...):
turnip plant (any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots)
Meronyms (parts of "rutabaga plant"):
rutabaga; swede; swedish turnip; yellow turnip (the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food)
Holonyms ("rutabaga plant" is a member of...):
Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)