, n.
1 a cruciferous plant, Brassica rapa, with a large white globular root and sprouting leaves.
2 this root used as a vegetable.
3 a large thick old-fashioned watch.
turnip-top the leaves of the turnip eaten as a vegetable.
turnipy adj.
earlier turnep(e) f. neep f. L napus: first element of uncert. orig.