Indian turnip
English
editEtymology
editFrom North American Indians having the reputation to cook their tubers.
Noun
editIndian turnip (plural Indian turnips)
- (US) Arisaema triphyllum
- Synonym: Jack-in-the-pulpit
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Indian, turnip. (also meaning Brassica rapa cultivars in India)