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CHINESE WHITE CABBAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chinese white cabbage mean? 

CHINESE WHITE CABBAGE (noun)
  The noun CHINESE WHITE CABBAGE has 1 sense:

1. Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leavesplay

  Familiarity information: CHINESE WHITE CABBAGE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHINESE WHITE CABBAGE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bok choi; bok choy; Brassica rapa chinensis; Chinese white cabbage; pak choi; pakchoi

Hypernyms ("Chinese white cabbage" is a kind of...):

crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)

Holonyms ("Chinese white cabbage" is a member of...):

Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)


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