swede

Meaning

Noun

1. The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
2. The plant from which this is obtained.
3. The turnip.
4. (slang) The head.

Verb

To produce a low-budget remake of a film without the use of professional actors or filming techniques.

Synonyms

rutabaga

turnip

yellow turnip

Swedish turnip

rutabaga plant

swedish turnip

turnip cabbage

rutabaga

Brassica napus napobrassica

swede turnip

turnipla

neep

rape

Pronounced as (IPA)

/swiːd/

Etymology

From the earlier term Swedish turnip, because the Swedes introduced the plant to the English in the 1700s.