head cabbage

head cabbage
noun
1. any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
Hypernyms: ↑cabbage, ↑cultivated cabbage, ↑Brassica oleracea
Hyponyms: ↑savoy cabbage, ↑red cabbage
2. any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw
Hypernyms: ↑cabbage, ↑chou
Hyponyms: ↑red cabbage, ↑savoy cabbage, ↑savoy

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noun or heading cabbage
: cabbage 1

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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