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Head cabbage   /hɛd kˈæbədʒ/   Listen
Head cabbage

noun
1.
Any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves.  Synonyms: Brassica oleracea capitata, head cabbage plant.
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.



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... KOHLRABBI.—A hardy kind of Turnip cabbage, grown much in Germany for fodder: it is very nutritive, and has the property of resisting frost better than either the turnips or cattle-cabbage. The seed and culture of this are the same as of Drum-head cabbage. ...
— The Botanist's Companion, Vol. II • William Salisbury


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