n. The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
n. The plant from which this is obtained.
n. The turnip.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A native or inhabitant of Sweden.
n. A Swedish turnip. See under Turnip.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A native of Sweden, a kingdom of Europe which occupies the eastern part of the Scandinavian peninsula. Since 1814 it has been united with Norway under a common sovereign.
n. [cap. or lowercase] A Swedish turnip.
n. A cannon consisting of a thin metal tube wound around with rope and covered with leather.
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n. the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food
n. a native or inhabitant of Sweden
n. a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
Word Usage
"I think a rutabaga is what, in England, we called a swede - yellowish, large root vegetable - good mashed with lots of butter."