Indian turnip

noun

Arisaema triphyllum.

Similar
Jack-in-the-pulpitwake-robinArisaema triphyllumArisaema atrorubens
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Meanings

nounIndian turnip (plural Indian turnips)

plural Indian turnips

  1. USArisaema triphyllum.

    Synonyms: Jack-in-the-pulpit

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Indian, turnip. (also meaning Brassica rapa cultivars in India)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounArisaema triphyllum.

Similar
Jack-in-the-pulpit

More synonyms by meaning

nouncommon American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries

Similar
jack-in-the-pulpitwake-robinArisaema triphyllumArisaema atrorubens
Broader
arumaroid
Also see
jack-in-the-pulpit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From North American Indians having the reputation to cook their tubers.

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APA

Indian turnip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20turnip

MLA

“Indian turnip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20turnip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indian turnip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20turnip.

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