1. Large yellow root of a rutabaga plant; SYN. swede, swedish turnip, yellow turnip.
2. Plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root; used as food and animal feed; SYN. turnip cabbage, swede, Swedish turnip, rutabaga plant, Brassica napus napobrassica.
(or rutabaga) Annual or biennial plant Brassica napus, widely cultivated for its edible root, which is yellow, purple, or white. It is similar in taste to the turnip Brassica rapa but has more carbohydrates and sugars, is firmer fleshed, and longer keeping.