- kohlrabies
- kohl·ra·bi || ‚kəʊl'rÉ‘Ëbɪ n. type of cabbage having an edible bulb-like stem
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kohlrabi — /kohl rah bee, rab ee, kohl rah bee, rab ee/, n., pl. kohlrabies. a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation. Also called stem cabbage, turnip cabbage. [1800 10; < G < It… … Universalium
kohlrabi — Edible plant, pl. kohlrabies … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
kohlrabi — [kəʊl rα:bi] noun (plural kohlrabies) a cabbage of a variety with an edible turnip like swollen stem. Origin C19: via Ger. from Ital. cavoli rape, plural of cavola rapa, from med. L. caulorapa, from L. caulis (see cole) + rapum, rapa turnip … English new terms dictionary
kohlrabi — /koʊlˈrabi/ (say kohl rahbee) noun (plural kohlrabies) a cultivated variety of cabbage, Brassica oleracea, var. gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible bulb like formation. {German, blend of German Kohl cabbage and Italian cauli …
kohlrabi — ► NOUN (pl. kohlrabies) ▪ a variety of cabbage with an edible turnip like swollen stem. ORIGIN German, from Latin caulis cabbage + rapum turnip … English terms dictionary
kohlrabi — [kōl rä′bē] n. pl. kohlrabies [Ger, altered (infl. by kohl, cabbage) < It cavoli rape, pl. of cavolo rapa, cole rape < L caulis (> COLE) + rapa, turnip] a garden vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes) of the crucifer family,… … English World dictionary
kohlrabi — n. (pl. kohlrabies) a variety of cabbage with an edible turnip like swollen stem. Etymology: G f. It. cavoli rape (pl.) f. med.L caulorapa (as COLE, RAPE(2)) … Useful english dictionary
