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BRASSICA RAPA

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Meaning:

Widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root

Synonyms:

Brassica rapa; turnip; white turnip

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Brassica rapa" is a kind of...):

turnip plant (any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots)

Meronyms (parts of "Brassica rapa"):

white turnip (white root of a turnip plant)

turnip greens (tender leaves of young white turnips)

Holonyms ("Brassica rapa" is a member of...):

Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)

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