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kohlrabi

(kōl rä′bē)

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

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

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noun pl. kohl·ra·bies

A plant (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes) in the mustard family, having a thick basal part of the stem that is eaten as a vegetable. Also called turnip cabbage.

Origin:

Origin: German (partial translation of Italian cavoli rape)

Origin: : Kohl, cabbage (from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German, from Latin caulis)

Origin: + Italian rape

Origin: , pl. of rapa, turnip

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