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kohlrabi
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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
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