<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>The thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family:<ul><li>The white-fleshed <em>Brassica rapa rapifera</em></li><li>The yellow-fleshed rutabaga.</li></ul></li><li>The plant itself.</li><li>The root of this plant used as a vegetable.</li></ul>