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Turnip can refer to three vegetables, which are described under the articles Turnip (Brassica rapa), Rutabaga, and Jicama. The confusion results from the following regional differences of usage.

Scientific term	Brassica rapa	Brassica napus or B. napobrassica	Pachyrhizus
Southern and Commonwealth English English	turnip	swede (= Swedish turnip)	yam bean
American English	turnip	rutabaga	jicama
Irish, Scottish and Northern English	swede	turnip (neep)
Malaysian, Singaporean, and Philippine English			turnip
Canadian (Newfoundland) English		turnip	jicama
Also called	white turnip or summer turnip	yellow turnip or winter turnip	sweet turnip

Brassica napus and B. napobrassica are called swedes (a shortening of Swedish turnip) in the south of England and in most dialects of Commonwealth English. Rutabaga is mostly an American-English word. The rutabaga or swede differs from the turnip (Brassica rapa) in that it is typically larger and yellow-orange rather than white.

However, in some dialects of British English the two vegetables have overlapping or reversed names. In the north of England and Scotland, the larger, yellow rutabagas are called turnips (sometimes shortened to neeps in Scotland), while the smaller white turnips are called swedes.

• In addition, Turnip also refers to a character from Chrono Cross who is actually very similar to a vegetable.

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