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- Cabbage - n. - 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.
- Cabbage - n. - The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.
- Cabbage - n. - The cabbage palmetto. See below.
- Cabbage - v. i. - To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce cabbage.
- Cabbage - v. i. - To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a garment; to pilfer.
- Cabbage - n. - Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments.
- Cabbaged - imp. & p. p - of Cabbage
- Cabbage - n. - The cabbage palmetto. See below.
- Head - n. - A dense, compact mass of leaves, as in a cabbage or a lettuce plant.
- Colewort - n. - A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head.
- Brassicaceous - a. - Related to, or resembling, the cabbage, or plants of the Cabbage family.
- Broccoli - n. - A plant of the Cabbage species (Brassica oleracea) of many varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The "curd," or flowering head, is the part used for food.
- Palmetto - n. - A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the Chamaerops, / Sabal, Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage.
- Slaw - n. - Sliced cabbage served as a salad, cooked or uncooked.
- Cole - n. - A plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of B. oleracea called rape and coleseed.
- Glaucous - a. - Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage leaf.
- Head - v. i. - To form a head; as, this kind of cabbage heads early.
- Colewort - n. - Any white cabbage before the head has become firm.
- Redhorn - n. - Any species of a tribe of butterflies (Fugacia) including the common yellow species and the cabbage butterflies. The antennae are usually red.
- Pierid - n. - Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
- Kale - n. - A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species.
- Cabbage - n. - 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.
- White - n. - Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
- Provence rose - - The cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia).
- Cabbage - n. - The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.
- Calicoback - n. - An hemipterous insect (Murgantia histrionica) which injures the cabbage and other garden plants; -- called also calico bug and harlequin cabbage bug.
- Colza - n. - A variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes; summer rape.
- Savoy - n. - A variety of the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea major), having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use.