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turnip greens

n. The edible leaves of the turnip plant (''Brassica rapa'').

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turnip greens

n. tender leaves of young white turnips

Usage examples of "turnip greens".

Beans of every kind, including her own Hoppin' John, which wasn't an official candidate, cornbread dressing, macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes with all kinds of toppings from marshmallows to pecan strudel, rice, grits, mashed potatoes, corn pudding, squash casserole, turnips, turnip greens, green beans, smothered cabbage, fried green tomatoes, okra prepared in several ways, collard greens, mustard greens, pickled beets, Brunswick stew, and fried apples were all represented.

No Ruby Bee-no chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes, and turnip greens.

There were salads of spinach and chickpeas and turnip greens, and afterward bowls of iced blueberries and sweet cream.

She stared at the supper set before her: trout wrapped in bacon, salad of turnip greens and red fennel and sweetgrass, pease and onions and hot bread.

He wasn't sure precisely what turnip greens were, but they sounded disgusting.

Why, yesterday evening she wouldn't take one bite of turnip greens.

You have no business causing your own mother to stew like a mess of turnip greens.

He smelled turnip greens and some kind of mustardy vegetable, and there was a faint cooking aroma of vinegar.

There's candied sweet potatoes, with little marshmallows on top, turnip greens in wine vinegar, spicy applesauce, and buttermilk biscuits.