Phrase Hound found 46 phrases and 11 compound words that contain turnip. The most common are listed below. Open turnip in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 46
- turnip greensThe edible leaves of the turnip plant (Brassica rapa).
- turnip cakeA savoury Chinese dim sum dish made with radish and usually pan-fried.
- turnip mothA moth of the family Noctuidae, Agrotis segetum, whose larvae called cutworms cause damage to a wide variety of crops.
- Turnip WinterThe winter of 1916 to 1917, a period of profound civilian hardship in Germany during World War I, due to the Allied blockade, the German focus on supplying the military, and a poor harvest.
- turnip heada foolish person.
- turnip sawflya typical sawfly, of species Athalia rosae, with dark green or blackish larvae that feed on brassicas.
- Swedish turnipswede; rutabaga (Brassica napus var. napobrassica)
- German turnipSynonym of kohlrabi: Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.
- Indian turnipArisaema triphyllum.
- prairie turnipPsoralea esculenta, a herbaceous perennial native to central North America.
- turnip cakesplural of turnip cake: A savoury Chinese dim sum dish made with radish and usually pan-fried.
- turnip flyThe fly Delia radicum.
- St. Anthony's turnipSynonym of bulbous buttercup: A perennial weed, Ranunculus bulbosus, that has attractive yellow flowers.
- turnip for the bookA very unexpected surprise or occurrence.
- fall off the turnip truckTo be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.
- turnip topsSynonym of turnip greens: The edible leaves of the turnip plant (Brassica rapa).
- turnip fliesplural of turnip fly: The fly Delia radicum.
- turnip headsplural of turnip head: a foolish person.
- turnip mothsplural of turnip moth: A moth of the family Noctuidae, Agrotis segetum, whose larvae called cutworms cause damage to a wide variety of crops.
- turnip shellThe shell of any several large, thick, spiral sea snails belonging to genus Rapa and pthers, roughly turnip-shaped.
- turnip shellsplural of turnip shell: The shell of any several large, thick, spiral sea snails belonging to genus Rapa and pthers, roughly turnip-shaped.
- turnip-rooted parsleySynonym of root parsley: A type of parsley with a large edible root (Petroselinum crispum Radicosum Group or Petroselinum crispum ssp. tuberosum).
- blood from a turnipAlternative form of blood from a stone: Something that cannot be obtained, regardless of how much force or persuasion is used.
- turnip for the booksAlternative form of turnip for the book: A very unexpected surprise or occurrence.
- get blood from a turnipSynonym of get blood out of a stone: To do something difficult, frustrating, or pointless.
Compound words 11
- turncurtovirusAny virus of the genus Turncurtovirus.
- turniplessWithout turnips.
- turniplikeResembling or characteristic of a turnip.
- turnippyTurniplike.
- turnipweedThe plant Rapistrum rugosum.
- turnipwoodThe tree Akania bidwillii.
- TurnipseedA surname.
- turnippedsimple past and past participle of turnip
- turnippingpresent participle and gerund of turnip
- Turnipseedsplural of Turnipseed: A surname.