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Definition of white top in English: white topadjective ˈwʌɪt ˌtɒp 1Designating a turnip root having a white top, and varieties of turnip producing such roots. 2Of a plant: having upper parts (typically flowers or foliage) that are white or very pale.
noun ˈwʌɪt ˌtɒp 1Any of various grasses having a pale inflorescence. 2Any of several eucalyptus trees, especially the blackbutt, Eucalyptus pilularis, the bark of which peels from the upper trunk, leaving a whitish surface. 3US. Any of various plants regarded as weeds of agricultural land, especially any of several white-flowered species of fleabane (genus Erigeron), and hoary cress, Lepidium draba.
Origin Late 18th century. From white + top. Definition of white top in US English: white topadjectiveˈwʌɪt ˌtɒp 1Designating a turnip root having a white top, and varieties of turnip producing such roots. 2Of a plant: having upper parts (typically flowers or foliage) that are white or very pale.
nounˈwʌɪt ˌtɒp 1Any of various grasses having a pale inflorescence. 2Any of several eucalyptus trees, especially the blackbutt, Eucalyptus pilularis, the bark of which peels from the upper trunk, leaving a whitish surface. 3US. Any of various plants regarded as weeds of agricultural land, especially any of several white-flowered species of fleabane (genus Erigeron), and hoary cress, Lepidium draba.
Origin Late 18th century. From white + top. |