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