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pakchoi

noun

Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves

• Syn: ↑bok choy, ↑bok choi, ↑pak choi, ↑Chinese white cabbage, ↑Brassica rapa chinensis

• Hypernyms: ↑crucifer, ↑cruciferous plant

• Member Holonyms: ↑Brassica, ↑genus Brassica

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\\ˈbäkˈchȯi\ noun (plural pakchoi or pakchois)

Etymology: Chinese (Cantonese) paâk ts'oì, from paâk white + ts'oì vegetable

: chinese cabbage

Useful english dictionary. 2012.