turnip plant
- noun
- /ˈtɜrnɪp plænt/
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- The leaves of the turnip plant can also be cooked and eaten as greens.
Examples
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Many farmers cultivate the turnip plant for its nutritious roots.
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Farmers often rotate turnip plants with other crops to enrich the soil.
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After harvesting the turnip plants, the roots were stored for winter use.
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The turnip plant grows well in cooler climates.
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Farmers often rotate turnip plants with other crops to enrich the soil.
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The leaves of the turnip plant can also be cooked and eaten as greens.
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Many farmers cultivate the turnip plant for its nutritious roots.
Synonyms
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A round root vegetable with white or yellow flesh eaten as food
A plant with a large white or yellow root grown for food
A round white root vegetable that people eat cooked or raw
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Morphology
The meaning 'a plant that produces turnips' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'turnip' (the vegetable) with 'plant' (a living organism), forming a straightforward noun-noun compound where the modifier specifies the type. This compositional, literal pattern is common across languages and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The compound turnip plant simply names the plant that grows a round, edible root called a turnip. One popular story says the word 'turn' referred to the root's round shape that seems to 'turn up' from the ground, so the phrase points to the plant by its swollen root.