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prairie turnip

prairie turnip noun: psoralea esculenta, a herbaceous perennial native to central North America.

prairie turnip: psoralea esculenta, a herbaceous perennial native to central North America
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Noun

prairie turnip (plural prairie turnips)

  1. Psoralea esculenta, a herbaceous perennial native to central North America.
  2. The starchy tuberous root of this plant, a staple food of some American Indians.

Synonyms of prairie turnip

Forms of prairie turnip

pluralprairie turnips

Questions about prairie turnip

What does prairie turnip mean?
Prairie turnip means psoralea esculenta, a herbaceous perennial native to central North America.
What part of speech is prairie turnip?
Prairie turnip is a noun.
What is the plural of prairie turnip?
The plural of prairie turnip is prairie turnips.

Words near prairie turnip in the dictionary

  1. prairie stars
  2. Prairie State
  3. Prairie Stater
  4. prairie stream
  5. prairie streams
  6. prairie turnip
  7. prairie turnips
  8. prairie warbler
  9. prairie warblers
  10. prairie willow
  11. prairie willows

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