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kohlrabi definition

kohl·rabi (kōl rä′bē)

noun pl. kohlrabies -·bies

a garden vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes) of the crucifer family, similar to cabbage: the edible part is a bulbous portion of the stem just above the ground

Etymology: Ger, altered (infl. by kohl, cabbage) < It cavoli rape, pl. of cavolo rapa, cole rape < L caulis (> cole) + rapa, turnip

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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