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

Derived forms: Chinese cabbages

Type of: cabbage, chou, crucifer, cruciferous plant

Part of: Brassica, genus Brassica

Encyclopedia: Chinese cabbage

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