turnip[noun]Synonyms: dunce, blockhead, boob, chump, dolt, dope, dumbbell, idiot, moron, nitwit
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tur‧nip /ˈtɜːnəp, ˈtɜːnɪp $ ˈtɜːr-/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Probably from turn (because of its rounded root) + neep 'turnip' (11-21 centuries) (from Old English næp)]
a large round pale yellow vegetable that grows under the ground, or the plant that produces it
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