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PE-TSAI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pe-tsai mean?
• PE-TSAI (noun)
The noun PE-TSAI has 1 sense:
1. plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
Familiarity information: PE-TSAI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Brassica rapa pekinensis; celery cabbage; Chinese cabbage; napa; pe-tsai
Hypernyms ("pe-tsai" is a kind of...):
crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)
Holonyms ("pe-tsai" is a member of...):
Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)
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