noun
1. cabbage plant with a compact head of reddish purple leaves
• Hypernyms: ↑head cabbage, ↑head cabbage plant, ↑Brassica oleracea capitata
2. compact head of purplish-red leaves
• Hypernyms: ↑head cabbage
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a variety of the edible cabbage, Brassica oleracea, having deep reddish-purple leaves.
[1605-15]
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red cabbage noun
A purplish cabbage often used for pickling
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Main Entry: ↑red
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red cabbage,
a variety of cabbage with deep-purple leaves which become reddish when cooked.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.