rutabaga

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Root crops such as rutabaga, radish, carrot and beet thrive in cool weather.

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  1. noun A European plant (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) having a thick bulbous root used as food and as livestock feed.
  2. noun The edible root of this plant.

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  • But Shaw found that flies that were genetically bred to be missing the three genes - colorfully named rutabaga, period and blistered - that, among other functions, help regulate sleep, they failed to fall asleep after busy episodes of social activity. —  TIME.com: Top Stories
  • Donlea identified three genes essential to the links between learning and increased need for sleep: rutabaga, period and blistered. —  Zee News : India National
  • Ever have a recipe that calls for a rutabaga, but you're not sure what the difference is between a rutabaga and a turnip.
  • Add rutabaga, thyme, rosemary and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
  • Guinness Irish Stew 1 - 6 lb Pot Roast 4 - Medium peeled potatoes cut into 1 / 8 pieces 1 - medium onion cut into large pieces 2 - peeled carrots - chunked 1 cup of rutabaga (frozen works the best) 3
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  1. Swedish dialectal rotabagge : rot, root (from Old Norse rōt; see wrād- in Indo-European roots) + bagge, bag (from Old Norse baggi).

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  1. = French rutabaga; of Swedish or Lapp. origin (?).
 

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