Indian turnip
Indian turnip · Indian turnips
Arisaema triphyllumArisaema triphyllum.
Meaning
2 senses(US)Arisaema triphyllum.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Indian, turnip. (also meaning Brassica rapa cultivars in India)
More definitions
- common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
Origin
From North American Indians having the reputation to cook their tubers.From North American Indians having the reputation to cook their tubers.
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Forms
plural: Indian turnips| Singular | Indian turnip |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries:jack-in-the-pulpitwake-robinArisaema triphyllumArisaema atrorubens
See also
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