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Indian turnip

noun

  1. the jack-in-the-pulpit.
  2. its root.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Indian turnip1

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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Example Sentences

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Two birds on a stalk of Indian turnip.

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Belonging to the same family as the Calla lily and Indian turnip, the shape of its flower becomes at once familiar to anyone who observes it.

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Indian turnip grows by de thousands in de woods here.

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Even the fiery arum or Indian turnip, tempts some birds to feast upon its red berries, and thus scatter the undigested seeds.

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One might as well eat an Indian turnip as this species.

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