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cabbage

cab·bage [ kábbij ] (plural cab·bag·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. food leaves as food: a roundish head of closely layered green, white, or red leaves, eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable

2. plants edible plant with closely layered leaves: a short-stemmed plant that produces cabbage. Latin name Brassica oleraceacapitata.

3. plants plant like cabbage: a plant related to cabbage, e.g. Chinese cabbage

4. food edible palm bud: the bud of a number of species of palm, eaten as a vegetable

5. money paper money: money, especially in the form of banknotes ( dated slang )

[15th century. < Old French caboche, variant of caboce "head"]

cab·bag·y adjective
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