- a turniplike plant (Brassica napobrassica) of the crucifer family, with a large, yellow root
- this edible root
Origin of rutabagaSwedish dialect, dialectal rotabagge from rot ( from Old Norse rot, root) + bagge, ram, thick object from Old Norse baggi from source bag
- A plant (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) in the mustard family, having a thick bulbous yellowish root used as a vegetable.
- The edible root of this plant. Also called In both senses also called swede . Also called Swedish turnip .
Origin of rutabagaSwedish dialectal rotabagge rot root ( from Old Norse rōt ; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.) bagge bag ( from Old Norse baggi )
(usually uncountable, plural rutabagas)