beetroot vs turnip

beetroot

noun
  • The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared. 

  • A normally deep-red-coloured root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating; Synonym of beet. 

verb
  • To turn a bright red or purple colour. 

turnip

noun
  • The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus. 

  • The white root of Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also known as a daikon. 

  • A fool or simpleton. 

  • The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle. 

verb
  • To feed or graze (livestock) on turnips. 

  • To plant with turnips. 

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