rāpīcĭus, a, um, adj. [rapum],
of or belonging to rapes or turnips , rape- , turnip- : coles, Cato R. R. 35, 2: semen, rape-seed , id. ib. 134, 1.— As subst.: rāpīcĭi , ōrum, m. (sc. caules), turnip-shoots , young turnipplants , Plin. 18, 13, 34, § 127.