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rutabaga
(redirected from Swede (vegetable))

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ru·ta·ba·ga  (rt-bg, rt-, rt-bg, rt-)
n. In both senses also called swede, Swedish turnip.
1. A European plant (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) having a thick bulbous root used as food and as livestock feed.
2. The edible root of this plant.

[Swedish dialectal rotabagge : rot, root (from Old Norse rt; see wrd- in Indo-European roots) + bagge, bag (from Old Norse baggi).]

rutabaga [ˌruːtəˈbeɪgə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the US and Canadian name for swede
[from Swedish dialect rotabagge, literally: root bag]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rutabaga - the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as foodrutabaga - the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food
turnip - root of any of several members of the mustard family
Brassica napus napobrassica, rutabaga plant, Swedish turnip, turnip cabbage, swede, rutabaga - a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
2.rutabaga - a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow rootrutabaga - a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
rutabaga, yellow turnip, swedish turnip, swede - the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food
Brassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
turnip plant - any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots
Translations
rutabaga [ˌruːtəˈbeɪgə] N (US) → nabo m sueco, naba f

rutabaga [ˌruːtəˈbeɪgə] n (US)rutabaga m

rutabaga
n (US) → Steckrübe f

rutabaga [ˌruːtəˈbeɪgə] n (Am) → rapa svedese

rutabaga اللّفْت السويدي tuřín kålroe Steckrübe γουλί sueco lanttu rutabaga švedska repa rapa svedese スウェーデンカブ 순무 koolraap kålrot brukiew tipo de nabo брюква kålrot ผักสวิดิเป็นหัว sarı şalgam củ cải Thụy Điển 蕉青甘蓝


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