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Napa

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Nap·a  (np)
A city of western California north of Oakland. It is a center of the Napa Valley, a mountainous region that is famous for its vineyards. Population: 75,000.
na·pa or nap·pa  (np, näp)
n.
See Chinese cabbage.
[Probably Japanese nappa, greens.]
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Noun1.napa - plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
Brassica rapa pekinensis, celery cabbage, Chinese cabbage, pe-tsai
crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
Brassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.


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Helena, and on to the east, across Sonoma to the chaparral-covered range that shut off the view of Napa Valley.
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