chinese cabbage

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Chinese cabbage
    n 1: plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves
         resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn:
         {Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {napa}, {pe-tsai},
         {Brassica rapa pekinensis}]
    2: elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green
       leaves [syn: {Chinese cabbage}, {celery cabbage}, {Chinese
       celery}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

napa \napa\ n.
   A plant ({Brassica rapa} pekinensis) with an elongated
   celerylike head of broadstalked leaves used as a vegetable in
   east Asia; called also {Chinese cabbage}.

   Syn: Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, pe-tsai, {Brassica
        rapa} pekinensis.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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