Rutabaga

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Rutabaga
Scientific classification
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Brassicales Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Brassica Species: napobrassica \n
Binomial name
Brassica napobrassica

The rutabaga (Brassica napobrassica; also known regionally as a swede or Swedish turnip) is a root vegetable, closely related to the cabbage and the turnip. In Britain, the word "rutabaga" is unknown, this vegetable is always called "swede". Many native speakers of the English language consider the word "rutabaga" to be an inherently funny word. There is a page discussing this vegetable in detail at: http://gourmet.sympatico.ca/vegetables/root/swede.htm

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