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There were two species--one that resembled a small turnip, and, in fact, was the Indian turnip (_psoralea esculenta_), while the other was the wild onion found in many parts of America Ha!"— The Boy Hunters
I am told that thirty years ago there was not a plough in existence from Westport to Dhulough, and that the turnip was an unknown vegetable in Connemara.— Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81.
No doubt the turnip was already well known in England.— A Short History of English Agriculture
The native pear looks rather like an enormous russet apple but it is as hard as a turnip, and, though it is refreshing because of its wateriness, has little flavour.— The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People
It is sometimes called the turnip-root cabbage.— The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.

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