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prairie turnip
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prairie turnip1
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Example Sentences
These being scarce, the chief food of the settlers for all that summer through was the "Prairie turnip."
From Project Gutenberg
An old-time trader, who was lost for forty days and only able to get the Prairie turnip, practically subsisted in this way.
From Project Gutenberg
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