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indian turnip

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
in-di-an -turnip
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Arisaema triphyllum.

American usage

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Indian, turnip. (also meaning Brassica rapa cultivars in India)

Etymology

From North American Indians having the reputation to cook their tubers.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Indian turnips (plural)

Synonyms

Jack-in-the-pulpit wake-robin arisaema triphyllum arisaema atrorubens

Questions

What does indian turnip mean?
Arisaema triphyllum.
Where does indian turnip come from?
From North American Indians having the reputation to cook their tubers.

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