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Noun: celery cabbage  'se-lu-ree'ka-bij
  1. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia
    - Chinese cabbage, napa, pe-tsai, Brassica rapa pekinensis, napa cabbage
     
  2. Elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves
    - Chinese cabbage, Chinese celery

Derived forms: celery cabbages

Type of: cabbage, chou, crucifer, cruciferous plant

Part of: Brassica, genus Brassica

Encyclopedia: Celery cabbage