Indian turnip
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From North American Indians having the reputation to cook their tubers.
Noun
[edit]Indian turnip (plural Indian turnips)
- (US) Arisaema triphyllum
- Synonym: Jack-in-the-pulpit
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Indian, turnip. (also meaning Brassica rapa cultivars in India)