KOHLRABI

kohlrabi, turnip cabbage

(noun) fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant

kohlrabi, Brassica oleracea gongylodes

(noun) plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

kohlrabi (countable and uncountable, plural kohlrabis or kohlrabies)

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem.

Source: Wiktionary


Kohl"-ra`bi, n.; pl. Kohl-rabies. Etym: [G. Cf. Cole, Rape the plant.] (Bot.)

Definition: A variety of cabbage, in which the edible part is a large, turnip-shaped swelling of the stem, above the surface of the ground.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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