'Chinese cabbage' definitions:
Definition of 'Chinese cabbage'
(from WordNet)
noun
Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia [syn: Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, napa, pe-tsai, Brassica rapa pekinensis]
noun
Elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves [syn: Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, Chinese celery]
Definition of 'Chinese cabbage'
From: GCIDE
- napa \napa\ n. A plant (Brassica rapa pekinensis) with an elongated celerylike head of broadstalked leaves used as a vegetable in east Asia; called also Chinese cabbage.
- Syn: Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, pe-tsai, {Brassica rapa} pekinensis. [WordNet 1.5]