turnip
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At 26 years old, he unearthed for the first time one of the prairie's most prolific provisions: a wild turnip known as timpsila in the Lakota language.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2023
We make a salad out of turnip sprouts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2023
Mom’s Kitchen, located in the once-safe neighborhood where Norris grew up, is a casual place serving baked chicken, turnip greens and candied sweet potatoes.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023
It has now been discovered that this contained an ironmongers, which sold the working classes everything from spades and shovels to turnip cutters and candles.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2022
A turnip was hanging from the fob where his diamond-studded timepiece should have been.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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