noun
1. any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
• Syn: ↑head cabbage plant, ↑Brassica oleracea capitata
• Hypernyms: ↑cabbage, ↑cultivated cabbage, ↑Brassica oleracea
• Hyponyms: ↑savoy cabbage, ↑red cabbage
2. any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw
• Hyponyms: ↑red cabbage, ↑savoy cabbage, ↑savoy
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noun or heading cabbage : cabbage 1
Useful english dictionary. 2012.