» For the Drosophila gene, see Rutabaga (gene).:For similar vegetables also called "turnip", see Turnip (disambiguation). The rutabaga, swede (from Swedish turnip), or yellow turnip (Brassica napobrassica, or Brassica napus var. napobrassica)'s a root vegetable that originated as a cross between the cabbage and the turnip. Its leaves can also be eaten as a leaf vegetable. Etymology "Rutabaga" (from dialectal Swedish rotabagge, literally, "root ram")'s the common American and Canadian term for t… (More on Rutabaga)