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CHINESE CABBAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves
Synonyms:
celery cabbage; Chinese cabbage; Chinese celery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("Chinese cabbage" is a kind of...):
cabbage; chou (any of various types of cabbage)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
Synonyms:
Brassica rapa pekinensis; celery cabbage; Chinese cabbage; napa; pe-tsai
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Chinese cabbage" is a kind of...):
crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)
Holonyms ("Chinese cabbage" is a member of...):
Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)
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