turnip
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About all he can tell us of daily life in the 16th century is that Muscovites loved turnip pie, had few chairs, and that glass was not to be had.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Boonthom had noticed her packing the harvested fruit — a turnip variety Yo describes as a “cross between a potato and an apple” — and had been love-struck.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023
Mom’s Kitchen, located in the once-safe neighborhood where Norris grew up, is a casual place serving baked chicken, turnip greens and candied sweet potatoes.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023
"Now they're just squeezing us so hard, like blood out of a turnip."
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022
“I don’t think our gun did that,” Maddie told her friend, whey-faced, as the black, oily smoke rose from the turnip field where the plane had come down.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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