rutabaga
(now, North America) The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant var.
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(now, North America) The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant var. napobrassica.
They were both too hungry to wait for the yams and rutabagas to bake, so tonight they would have the frozen White Castle minicheeseburgers that Mr. Van Buren had won a year's supply of just before he passed away.
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(now, North America) The edible root of this plant.
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(chiefly, Scotland) The swede (rutabaga); turnip.
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(Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, Cornwall, Atlantic Canada, Manitoba) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or .
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(chiefly, Scotland) mashed swede (called "turnip" in Scotland), especially when served with tatties (potatoes) and haggis.