cabbage
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cabbage/ˈkabɪʤ/
▶noun
- 1 a cultivated plant eaten as a vegetable, having thick green or purple leaves surrounding a spherical heart or head of young leaves. [Brassica oleracea.]
- 2 Brit. offensive a person whose physical or mental activity is impaired or destroyed as a result of injury or illness.
– derivatives
cabbagy adjective.
cabbagy adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. dial. caboche ‘head’, var. of OFr. caboce.
'cabbage' also found in these Oxford entries:
brassica
- broccoli
- Brussels sprout
- bubble and squeak
- cabbage lettuce
- cabbage palm
- cabbage roll
- cabbage rose
- cabbage tree
- cabbage white
- cauliflower
- cavolo nero
- Chinese cabbage
- Chinese leaves
- choucroute
- choux pastry
- colcannon
- cole
- coleslaw
- collard
- crambo
- cress
- cruciferous
- dolma
- drumhead
- gobi
- head
- heart
- horseradish
- Jack-by-the-hedge
- kale
- kimchi
- kohlrabi
- mustard
- pak choi
- pennycress
- phylloquinone
- radish
- rape
- rocket
- sauerkraut
- savoy
- seakale
- shchi
- shepherd's purse
- siliqua
- skunk cabbage
- spring greens
- sweet rocket
