rutabaga plant vs rutabaga

rutabaga plant and rutabaga both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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