Turnip (disambiguation)
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Turnip can refer to three vegetables, which are described under the articles Turnip, Rutabaga, and Jicama. The confusion results from the following regional differences of usage.
| Scientific term | Brassica rapa rapa | Brassica napus or B. napobrassica | Pachyrhizus |
| Southern England, most Commonwealth countries | turnip | swede (= Swedish turnip) | yam bean |
| United States | turnip | rutabaga | jicama |
| Ireland and Northern England | swede | turnip | |
| Scotland | tumshie or white turnip | neep | |
| Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines | turnip | ||
| Canada (Newfoundland) | turnip | jicama | |
| also called | white turnip or summer turnip | yellow turnip or winter turnip | sweet turnip |
Brassica napus and B. napobrassica are called swedes (a shortening of Swedish turnip) in England, especially in the South, and in most dialects of the Commonwealth. Rutabaga is mostly an American word. The rutabaga or swede differs from the turnip (Brassica rapa) in that it is typically larger and yellow-orange rather than white.
However, in some dialects of British English the two vegetables have overlapping or reversed names. In the north of England and Scotland, the larger, yellow rutabagas are called neeps (from an Old Norse term, not a shortening of "turnips"), or turnips from folk etymology, while the smaller white turnips are called swedes.
[edit] Other uses
Turnip also refers to a character from Chrono Cross who is actually very similar to a vegetable.
