Turnip the Pink

Turnip

The turnip or white turnip is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, fleshy taproot. Small, tender varieties are grown for human consumption, while larger varieties are grown as feed for livestock. The name turnip – used in many regions – may also be used to refer to swede, which is a different but related vegetable.

Pink

Pink is a pale tint of red or rose, the color of the pink flower. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. A combination of pink and white is associated with innocence, whereas a combination of pink and black links to eroticism and seduction.

turnip

Noun

1. The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
2. The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.

Verb

1. To plant with turnips.
2. To feed or graze (livestock) on turnips.

pink

Noun

1. A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
2. Magenta, the colour evoked by red and blue light when combined.

Adjective

1. Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
2. Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.