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Brassica napus napobrassica

Brassica napus napobrassica

9.9
A root vegetable with a large yellow bulb that you can eat, called rutabaga or swede
  • noun
  • /ˈbræsɪkə ˈneɪpəs næpoʊˈbræsɪkə/
  • Specialized
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  • Brassica napus napobrassica is widely cultivated for its nutritious root, known as rutabaga in North America.

Examples

  • Diced and roasted, the root of Brassica napus napobrassica adds a mild, sweet flavor to stews and soups.

  • Farmers often rotate crops by planting Brassica napus napobrassica to enrich the soil and provide a winter vegetable.

  • I bought some Brassica napus napobrassica at the farmer's market.

  • The Brassica napus napobrassica is often used in soups.

  • Brassica napus napobrassica is often enjoyed mashed or roasted as a healthy side dish.

  • In many countries, Brassica napus napobrassica is a staple food during the winter months.

  • You can find Brassica napus napobrassica at local grocery stores alongside other root vegetables.

Synonyms

rutabaga
vsBrassica napus napobrassica
  • US
9 7.2

A large round root vegetable like a turnip with yellow flesh eaten as food

is the Latin botanical name used in scientific naming rather than cooking use
rutabaga plant
vsBrassica napus napobrassica
  • Specialized
6.7

A plant with a large yellow root that you eat

is the botanical Latin species name used by scientists rather than the common term
swede
vsBrassica napus napobrassica
  • UK
5.2

A large round root vegetable with yellowish inside used for cooking

is the formal Latin species name used by botanists not the everyday name
Swedish turnip
vsBrassica napus napobrassica
  • US
4.4

A large round yellow root vegetable also called rutabaga

is the botanical species name rather than a regional or colloquial label

Surface Forms

Brassica napus napobrassica singular
Brassica napus napobrassicas plural

Morphology

Brassica + napus + napobrassica

This is a Latin botanical name (genus + species/variety) rather than an everyday compositional phrase; knowing 'Brassica' as a cabbage-family plant does not let a B1 learner infer the specific sense 'rutabaga/swede' because 'napus' and 'napobrassica' are non-transparent, non-lexical elements. Scientific binomials function as arbitrary labels across languages and do not follow ordinary compositional patterns, so the meaning is not predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Brassica napus napobrassica is the scientific name for the vegetable often called rutabaga or swede. The name rutabaga probably comes from old Swedish words for 'root' and 'bag', so imagine a big, round 'bag' of 'root' in the ground, and that image explains why the word refers to this thick, edible root.