Swede

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Swede \Swede\, n. [Cf. G. Schwede.]
     1. A native or inhabitant of Sweden.
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     2. (Bot.) A Swedish turnip. See under {Turnip}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Swede
       n 1: a native or inhabitant of Sweden
       2: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
          [syn: {rutabaga}, {turnip cabbage}, {Swedish turnip}, {rutabaga
          plant}, {Brassica napus napobrassica}]
       3: the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food [syn:
           {rutabaga}, {swedish turnip}, {yellow turnip}]