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CabbageCabbage Cab"bage (k[a^]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
cape. See Chief, Cape.] (Bot.)
1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has
a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.
3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
Cabbage aphis (Zo["o]l.), a green plant-louse (Aphis
brassic[ae]) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
Cabbage beetle (Zo["o]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
(Phyllotreta vittata) which lives, in the larval state,
on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
and other cruciferous plants.
Cabbage butterfly (Zo["o]l.), a white butterfly (Pieris
rap[ae] of both Europe and America, and the allied P.
oleracea, a native American species) which, in the larval
state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.
See Cabbage worm, below.
Cabbage fly (Zo["o]l.), a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia
brassic[ae]), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
the crop.
Cabbage head, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
Cabbage palmetto, a species of palm tree (Sabal Palmetto)
found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
Cabbage rose (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa centifolia)
having large and heavy blossoms.
Cabbage tree, Cabbage palm, a name given to palms having
a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the Sabal Palmetto
of the United States, and the Euterpe oleracea and
Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies.
Cabbage worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of several species of
moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most
common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See
Cabbage butterfly, above. The cabbage cutworms, which
eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are
the larv[ae] of several species of moths, of the genus
Agrotis. See Cutworm.
Sea cabbage.(Bot.)
(a) Sea kale
(b) . The original Plant (Brassica oleracea), from which
the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
derived by cultivation.
Thousand-headed cabbage. See Brussels sprouts. Cabbage
Cabbage Cab"bage, v. i.
To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce
cabbage. --Johnson.
CabbageCabbage Cab"bage, v. i. [imp. & p. p Cabbaged (-b[asl]jd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Cabbaging (-b[asl]*j[i^]ng).] [F. cabasser,
fr. OF. cabas theft; cf. F. cabas basket, and OF. cabuser to
cheat.]
To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining
after cutting out a garment; to pilfer.
Your tailor . . . cabbages whole yards of cloth.
--Arbuthnot. Cabbage
Cabbage Cab"bage, n.
Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out
garments.
Meaning of Cabbage from wikipedia
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Cabbage,
comprising several cultivars of Br****ica oleracea, is a
leafy green, red (purple), or
white (pale green)
biennial plant grown as an
annual vegetable...
- Sauer**** (/ˈsaʊ.ərˌkraʊt/; German: [ˈzaʊ.ɐˌkʁaʊt] , lit. 'sour
cabbage') is
finely cut raw
cabbage that has been
fermented by
various lactic acid bacteria....
-
Cabbage soup may
refer to any of the
variety of
soups based on
various cabbages, or on sauer**** and
known under different names in
national cuisines...
- foetidus,
commonly known as
skunk cabbage or
eastern skunk cabbage (also
swamp cabbage,
clumpfoot cabbage, or
meadow cabbage,
foetid pothos or
polecat weed)...
- Br****ica
oleracea is a
plant of the
family Br****icaceae, also
known as wild
cabbage in its
uncultivated form. The
species evidently originated from
feral po****tions...
- Napa
cabbage (Br****ica rapa subsp. pekinensis, or Br****ica rapa
Pekinensis Group) is a type of
Chinese cabbage originating near the
Beijing region of...
-
Cordyline australis (
Cabbage tree)
Cordyline banksii (Forest
cabbage tree)
Cordyline indivisa (Mountain
cabbage tree, Broad-leaved
cabbage tree) Cordyline...
- Trey
Aaron Cabbage (born May 3, 1997) is an
American professional baseball outfielder and
first baseman for the
Yomiuri Giants of
Nippon Professional...
- Kale (/keɪl/), also
called leaf
cabbage,
belongs to a
group of
cabbage (Br****ica oleracea)
cultivars primarily grown for
their edible leaves; it has also...
- A
cabbage roll is a dish
consisting of
cooked cabbage leaves wrapped around a
variety of fillings. It is
common to the
cuisines of Central,
Eastern and...
