rutabaga
[ roo-tuh-bey-guh, roo-tuh-bey- ]
/ ˌru təˈbeɪ gə, ˈru təˌbeɪ- /
noun
a brassicaceous plant, Brassica napobrassica, having a yellow- or white-fleshed, edible tuber.
the edible tuber, a variety of turnip.
Also called
Swedish turnip.
Origin of rutabaga
1790–1800,
Americanism; < Swedish (dial.)
rotabagge
Words nearby rutabaga
rustproofing,
rusty,
rusty blackbird,
rusty sputum,
rut,
rutabaga,
rutaceous,
ruth,
ruth, babe,
ruthenia,
ruthenian
Example sentences from the Web for rutabaga
The Rutabaga is a productive variety, and possesses a good deal of nutriment.
Soil Culture |J. H. WaldenHe still calls the beet a beet-root and the rutabaga a mangel-wurzel.
The American Language |Henry L. MenckenEarly purple-top strap-leaf turnip, early cabbage, lettuce, rutabaga turnips.
The Red Cross in Peace and War |Clara BartonWe may get bitten by a snapping bean or routed by a rutabaga or infected by a parsnip.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694] |Christopher Darlington Morley
British Dictionary definitions for rutabaga
rutabaga
/ (ˌruːtəˈbeɪɡə) /
noun
US and Canadian
a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus (or B. napobrassica), cultivated for its bulbous edible root, which is used as a vegetable and as cattle fodder: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
the root of this plant
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries):
swede
Word Origin for rutabaga
C18: from Swedish dialect
rotabagge, literally: root bag