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rutabaga: see turnip turnip, garden vegetable of the same genus of the family Cruciferae ( mustard family) as the cabbage; native to Europe, where it has been long cultivated. The two principal kinds are the white (Brassica rapa) and the yellow (B. ..... Click the link for more information. . rutabagaSwedish turnip (Brassica napus) in the mustard family. A hardy biennial, the rutabaga is a cool-season plant cultivated for its fleshy roots and tender leaves. Related to the turnip, it requires a longer growing season but is more tolerant of cold; in addition, its flesh is firmer and more nutritious and its roots keep much better during winter. White-fleshed varieties have a rough, green skin and bright canary-coloured flowers. Yellow-fleshed varieties have a smooth green, purple, or bronze skin and buff-yellow or pale orange flowers. Rutabagas are extensively cultivated as a vegetable and as a cattle fodder crop in Canada, Britain, and northern Europe, and to a lesser extent in the U.S. rutabaga US and Canadian a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus (or B. napobrassica), cultivated for its bulbous edible root, which is used as a vegetable and as cattle fodder: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) rutabaga [¦rüd·ə¦bā·gə] (botany) Brassica napobrassica.A biennial crucifer of the order Capparales probably resulting from the natural crossing of cabbage and turnip and characterized by a large, edible, yellowish fleshy root. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Add carrots, rutabaga, turnips, beets, potatoes, fennel and leeks; simmer until vegetables are tender. It seemed like an awful lot of fuss for a roasted veal chop ($38), tasty as it was with grilled rutabaga and red flame jus. Root vegetables: Carrots, red potatoes, a small rutabaga, and parsnip, chopped finely and baked at 350 degrees for 45 minutes is a wonderful, fiber-packed side dish. |
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