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CABBAGE, n. A genus of plants, called in botany Brassica, of several species; some of which are cultivated for food. The leaves are large and fleshy, the pods long and slender, and the seeds globular. The kinds most cultivated are the common cabbage, called with us the drum-head, the Savoy, the broccoli, the cauliflower, the sugar-loaf, and the cole-wort. Dogs cabbage, a name given to the Thelygonum cynocrambe. Fam. of Plants.Sea-cabbage, n. The sea-beach kale, or sea-colewort, a genus of plants, called crambe. They are herbaceous esculents, with perennial roots, producing large leaves like those of cabbage, spreading on the ground.
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CABBAGE, n. A genus of plants, called in botany Brassica, of several species; some of which are cultivated for food. The leaves are large and fleshy, the pods long and slender, and the seeds globular. The kinds most cultivated are the common cabbage, called with us the drum-head, the Savoy, the broccoli, the cauliflower, the sugar-loaf, and the cole-wort. Dogs cabbage, a name given to the Thelygonum cynocrambe. Fam. of Plants.Sea-cabbage, n. The sea-beach kale, or sea-colewort, a genus of plants, called crambe. They are herbaceous esculents, with perennial roots, producing large leaves like those of cabbage, spreading on the ground. |
CAB'BAGE, n. [It. cappuccio; Corn. kavatsh; Ir. gabaisde, gabaiste. This word is probably from the root of caput, a head; It. capuccio, a head; Sp. cabeza; Fr. caboche, a head. Hence D. kabuis-kool, head-cole, or headed-cole. In Fr. choux-cabus, is cabbage-headed, or cabbage-head. See Cap, Cope.]The popular name of a genus of plants, called in botany Brassica, of several species; some of which are cultivated for food. The leaves are large and fleshy, the pods long and slender, and the seeds globular. The kinds most cultivated are the common cabbage, called with us the drum-head, the Savoy, the broccoli, the cauliflower, the sugar-loaf, and the cole-wort.
Dog's cabbage, a name given to the Thelygonum cynocrambe. – Fam. of Plants.
Sea-cabbage. The sea-beach kale, or sea-colewort, a genus of plants, called Crambe. They are herbaceous esculents, with perennial roots, producing large leaves like those of cabbage, spreading on the ground. – Encyc.
CAB'BAGE, v.i.To form a head in growing; as, a plant cabbages. – Johnson.
CAB'BAGE, v.t. [D. kabassen, to steal; kabas, a hand basket; Old Fr. cabasser.]To purloin or embezzle, as pieces of cloth, after cutting out a garment. – Arbuthnot. |
Cab"bage
- 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.
- To form a head
like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce cabbage.
- To purloin or
embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining after cutting out a
garment; to pilfer.
- Cloth or
clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out
garments.
- The terminal bud of certain palm
trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree,
below.
- The cabbage palmetto. See
below.
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Cabbage CABBAGE, noun A genus of plants, called in botany Brassica, of several species; some of which are cultivated for food. The leaves are large and fleshy, the pods long and slender, and the seeds globular. The kinds most cultivated are the common cabbage called with us the drum-head, the Savoy, the broccoli, the cauliflower, the sugar-loaf, and the cole-wort. Dogs cabbage a name given to the Thelygonum cynocrambe. Fam. of Plants. Sea-cabbage, noun The sea-beach kale, or sea-colewort, a genus of plants, called crambe. They are herbaceous esculents, with perennial roots, producing large leaves like those of cabbage spreading on the ground. CABBAGE, verb intransitive To form a head in growing; as a plant cabbages. CABBAGE, verb transitive To, purloin or embezzle, as pieces of cloth, after cutting out a garment. |
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