Definition of cabbage

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Cabbage (n.) An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages..

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Cabbage :: Cabbage (n.) Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments.
Cauliflower :: Cauliflower (n.) An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable..
Colewort :: Colewort (n.) A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head.
Palmetto :: Palmetto (n.) A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the Chamaerops, / Sabal, Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage..
Skunkweed :: Skunkweed (n.) Skunk cabbage.
Head :: Head (v. i.) To form a head; as, this kind of cabbage heads early..
Glaucous :: Glaucous (a.) Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf..
Kale :: Kale (n.) A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species..
Calicoback :: Calicoback (n.) An hemipterous insect (Murgantia histrionica) which injures the cabbage and other garden plants; -- called also calico bug and harlequin cabbage bug.
Provence Rose :: Provence rose () The cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia).
Vegetable :: Vegetable (n.) A plant used or cultivated for food for man or domestic animals, as the cabbage, turnip, potato, bean, dandelion, etc.; also, the edible part of such a plant, as prepared for market or the table..
Coleslaw :: Coleslaw (n.) A salad made of sliced cabbage.
Wort :: Wort (n.) Cabbages.
Headed :: Headed (a.) Formed into a head; as, a headed cabbage..
Heart :: Heart (v. i.) To form a compact center or heart; as, a hearting cabbage..
Borecole :: Borecole (n.) A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled; kale..
Colewort :: Colewort (n.) Any white cabbage before the head has become firm.
Cabbage :: Cabbage (n.) The cabbage palmetto. See below.
Sea Cabbage :: Sea cabbage () See Sea kale, under Kale..
Savoy :: Savoy (n.) A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use..
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