chinese cabbage

  • 1Chinese cabbage — Brassica rapa chinensis, called bok choy in the United States Details Species Brassica rapa …

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  • 2Chinese cabbage — ☆ Chinese cabbage n. any of several vegetables (Brassica pekinensis and B. chinensis) of the crucifer family, having long, narrow leaves in loose, cylindrical heads and tasting somewhat like cabbage …

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  • 3Chinese cabbage — noun count or uncount a vegetable with large, pale green leaves which have thick white STALKS. It can be cooked or eaten raw in salads …

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  • 4Chinese cabbage — noun 1. plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia • Syn: ↑celery cabbage, ↑napa, ↑pe tsai, ↑Brassica rapa pekinensis • Hypernyms: ↑crucifer, ↑cruciferous plant …

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  • 5Chinese cabbage — a plant, Brassica rapa pekinensis, forming a long, dense head of broad, whitish leaves used in salads and Oriental cuisine. Also called celery cabbage, Chinese celery, napa, pe tsai. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * Either of two widely cultivated members… …

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  • 6Chinese cabbage — paprastojo bastučio kininis porūšis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bastutinių šeimos daržovinis kultūrinis augalas (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis). atitikmenys: lot. Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis angl. bok choy; celery cabbage; celery… …

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  • 7Chinese cabbage — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Chinese cabbage : singular Chinese cabbage plural Chinese cabbages Chinese leaves …

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  • 8Chinese cabbage — napa apa n. A plant ({Brassica rapa} pekinensis) with an elongated celerylike head of broadstalked leaves used as a vegetable in east Asia; called also {Chinese cabbage}. Syn: Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, pe tsai, {Brassica rapa} pekinensis.… …

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  • 9Chinese cabbage — paprastojo bastučio pekininis porūšis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bastutinių šeimos daržovinis kultūrinis augalas (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis). atitikmenys: lot. Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis angl. celery cabbage; Chinese… …

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  • 10Chinese cabbage — noun a) Any East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage, especially varieties of Brassica rapa. b) Bok choy. Syn: Brassica, rapa, chinensis, Chinese chard, Chinese mustard, celery mustard, spoon cabbage, pekinensis …

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