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bok choy

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bok choy also pak choi  (bk choi)
n.
A Chinese vegetable (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) in the mustard family, having a loose head of dark green leaves with thick white stems. Also called celery cabbage, Chinese cabbage.

[Chinese (Cantonese) pak ts'oì, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) báicài : bái, white + cài, vegetable.]
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bok choy
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis

bok choy [ˈbɒk ˈtʃɔɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Chinese plant, Brassica chinensis, that is related to the cabbage and has edible stalks and leaves Also called Chinese cabbage Chinese leaf pak-choi cabbage
[from Chinese dialect, literally: white vegetable]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bok choy - Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leavesbok choy - Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
Brassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
2.bok choy - elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks
cabbage, chou - any of various types of cabbage


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