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Definition of Chinese cabbage

1. Noun. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia.

2. Noun. Elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves.

Definition of Chinese cabbage

1. Noun. Any East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage, especially varieties of ''Brassica rapa''. ¹

2. Noun. Bok choy. ¹

3. Noun. Napa cabbage. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinese Cabbage

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Chinese boxes Chinese broccoli Chinese brown sauce Chinese burn Chinese burns Chinese cabbage (current term) Chinese cabbages Chinese celery Chinese character Chinese characters

Chinese checkers Chinese chequers Chinese chess Chinese chestnut Chinese chive Chinese cinnamon Chinese compliment Chinese compliments Chinese cork oak Chinese cypress

Literary usage of Chinese cabbage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Subtropical Vegetable-gardening by Peter Henry Rolfs (1916)
"Chinese cabbage (Brassica Pe-tsai) This relative of the cabbage has been recommended as a substitute for the latter in hot climates. ..."

2. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1839)
"At Paris, the Chinese cabbage is sown in July or August, transplanted in three ... M. Vilmorin, however, has found that the Chinese cabbage always succeeds ..."

3. The Horticulturist; Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon, Loudon (Jane) (1849)
"The Chinese cabbage., B. chinensis L. (Pe-tsai, Chinese; Chou Chinois, Fr.), is an annual, apparently intermediate between the cabbage and the turnip, ..."

4. The New Dietetics, what to Eat and how: A Guide to Scientific Feeding in by John Harvey Kellogg (1921)
"THE PAI TS'AI OR Chinese cabbage The pai ts'ai (pronounced pi-tsi) is a relative of the turnip. It forms a cylindrical, rather loose head with greenish ..."

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