A root vegetable that is not a turnip, but is treated like one, the rutabaga (also sold under the name "Swede" or Swedish turnip) is larger and somewhat coarser in texture than its cousin
A root vegetable from the mustard family that resembles a large turnip Also known as "Swedish turnips," this vegetable can be prepared any way that turnips can be cooked
A rutabaga is a round yellow root vegetable with a brown or purple skin. a large round yellow vegetable that grows under the ground British Equivalent: swede (rotabagge, from rot + bagge ). Swedish turnip (Brassica napus) in the mustard family. A hardy biennial, the rutabaga is a cool-season plant cultivated for its fleshy roots and tender leaves. Related to the turnip, it requires a longer growing season but is more tolerant of cold; in addition, its flesh is firmer and more nutritious and its roots keep much better during winter. White-fleshed varieties have a rough, green skin and bright canary-coloured flowers. Yellow-fleshed varieties have a smooth green, purple, or bronze skin and buff-yellow or pale orange flowers. Rutabagas are extensively cultivated as a vegetable and as a cattle fodder crop in Canada, Britain, and northern Europe, and to a lesser extent in the U.S
A kind of turnip commonly with a large and long or ovoid yellowish root; a Swedish turnip
{i} plant related to the cabbage and turnip that produces a yellowish edible root; edible root of the rutabaga plant