However, it is a distinct species. The roots of the rutabaga are either globular or elongated, and the leaf has no hair and is fleshier than the turnip. Also, the rutabaga has a longer ripening period. The turnip has flat roots, hairy leaves that are not fleshy, and the plants take less tune to mature.t is often called Swedish turnip. The rutabaga was known in the United States in about 1800 as turnip-rooted cabbage.. Both white and yellow-fleshed rutabagas have been known in Europe for more than three hundred years. In England, rutabagas were grown in the royal gardens in 1664.
For other uses, see Boyd. Boyd is a Scottish surname. It originated from a habitational name from the island of Bute, located in the Firth of Clyde. The surname was very common in Edinburgh in the 17th century. The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Boid (masculine), and Bhoid (feminine).
The names Roche and Roach in Ireland are of Norman origin being derived from the name de Roiste, taken from a French word meaning 'rock'.