Ru·ta-ba·ga n. Bot. A kind of turnip commonly with a large and long or ovoid yellowish root; a Swedish turnip. See Turnip.
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rutabaga
n 1: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn:
swede, swedish turnip, yellow turnip]
2: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
[syn: turnip cabbage, swede, Swedish turnip, rutabaga
plant, Brassica napus napobrassica]