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JOHN'S CABBAGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does John's cabbage mean?
• JOHN'S CABBAGE (noun)
The noun JOHN'S CABBAGE has 1 sense:
1. showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States
Familiarity information: JOHN'S CABBAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Hydrophyllum virginianum; Indian salad; John's cabbage; Shawnee salad; shawny; Virginia waterleaf
Hypernyms ("John's cabbage" is a kind of...):
waterleaf (any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum)
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