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Chinese cabbage


Chinese cabbage

noun

Definition of CHINESE CABBAGE

: either of two Asian brassicas now grown in the United States and widely used as greens: a : bok choy b : one (Brassica rapa pekinensis) that forms elongate more or less solid cylindrical heads and has pale green or cream-colored leaves

First Known Use of CHINESE CABBAGE

1842

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