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SWEDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food
Synonyms:
rutabaga; swede; swedish turnip; yellow turnip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("swede" is a kind of...):
turnip (root of any of several members of the mustard family)
Holonyms ("swede" is a part of...):
Brassica napus napobrassica; rutabaga; rutabaga plant; swede; Swedish turnip; turnip cabbage (a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Sweden
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Swede" is a kind of...):
European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)
Holonyms ("Swede" is a member of...):
Kingdom of Sweden; Sverige; Sweden (a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula)
Sense 3
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 ("swede" is a kind of...):
turnip plant (any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots)
Meronyms (parts of "swede"):
rutabaga; swede; swedish turnip; yellow turnip (the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food)
Holonyms ("swede" is a member of...):
Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)
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