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| cab·bage [ kábbij ] (plural cab·bag·es) |
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1. food leaves as food: a roundish head of closely layered green, white, or red leaves, eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable
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2. plants edible plant with closely layered leaves: a short-stemmed plant that produces cabbage. Latin name Brassica oleraceacapitata.
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3. plants plant like cabbage: a plant related to cabbage, e.g. Chinese cabbage
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4. food edible palm bud: the bud of a number of species of palm, eaten as a vegetable
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5. money paper money: money, especially in the form of banknotes
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dated slang
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| [15th century. < Old French caboche, variant of caboce "head"] |
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  cab·bag·y adjective |
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