navew

English

Alternative forms

• naphew

Etymology

From Middle French naveau, navel, from Old French naveau, navel, from Medieval Latin nāpellus, a diminutive of Latin nāpus (“turnip, rapeseed, etc”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɪvjuː/

Noun

navew (plural navews)

1. (now rare) A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica napus.

Related terms

• napiform
• napelline

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Navew”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
• “navew”, in Collins English Dictionary.