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(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.
A traditional Scottish dish comprised of boiled potatoes and boiled swede (or Scottish turnip) mashed together with chives. Often prepared on Burns night.