rutabaga vs rutabaga plant

rutabaga and rutabaga plant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rutabaga	Yes	No	No	No
rutabaga plant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rutabaga and rutabaga plant are synonyms defined as:

rutabaga and rutabaga plant: a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root

Other synonyms of rutabaga include Brassica napus napobrassica, swede, Swedish turnip, turnip cabbage.

rutabaga (noun)	rutabaga plant (noun)
the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food	a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root