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What is the difference between rutabaga and swede?

rutabaga | swede |

Swede is a synonym of rutabaga.



As nouns the difference between rutabaga and swede

is that rutabaga is the swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napusswede is the fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.

rutabaga

English

(wikipedia rutabaga)

Alternative forms

* ruta-baga

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (North America) the swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus
  • (North America) the edible root of this plant

    • Synonyms

    * swede, Swedish turnip

    References

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    swede

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, British) The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus , resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
  • The plant from which this is obtained.
  • (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The turnip.

    • Synonyms

    * (plant) rutabaga * (vegetable) rutabaga , neep (Scotland), yellow turnip (US), winter turnip

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