| NOUN | plant | head cabbage, head cabbage plant, Brassica oleracea capitata | any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves |
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| food | head cabbage | any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head |
| Meaning | Any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves. | |
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| Synonyms | head cabbage plant, Brassica oleracea capitata | |
| Narrower | red cabbage | cabbage plant with a compact head of reddish purple leaves |
| savoy cabbage | cabbage plant with a compact head of crinkled leaves | |
| Broader | cabbage, cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea | Any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Narrower | red cabbage | compact head of purplish-red leaves |
| savoy cabbage, savoy | head of soft crinkly leaves | |
| Broader | cabbage, chou | Any of various types of cabbage |
| Spanish | repollo | |
| Catalan | col cabdellada, col de cabdell, col de tripa | |
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