| Chinese cabbage n. 1. A plant (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) of the mustard family, having an elongated head of overlapping, crinkled, broad-stalked leaves and eaten as a vegetable in eastern Asian cuisine. Also called celery cabbage, napa, pe-tsai. 2. See bok choy. |   Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis |
Chinese cabbage
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called pe-tsai cabbage a Chinese plant, Brassica pekinensis, that is related to the cabbage and has crisp edible leaves growing in a loose cylindrical head
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for bok choy
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| Noun | 1. | Chinese cabbage - plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae Brassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. |
| 2. | Chinese cabbage - elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves |
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