head cabbage

head cabbage
    n 1: any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short
         thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green
         leaves [syn: {head cabbage}, {head cabbage plant},
         {Brassica oleracea capitata}]
    2: 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