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Chinese cabbage
noun
: a type of cabbage from Asia that has a long head and pale, wrinkled leaves
Full Definition of CHINESE CABBAGE
: either of two Asian brassicas now grown in the United States and widely used as greens: a : bok choy b : one (Brassica rapa pekinensis) that forms elongate more or less solid cylindrical heads and has pale green or cream-colored leaves
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First Known Use of CHINESE CABBAGE
1842
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