Kohlrabi

//koʊlˈɹɑb.i// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes, a variety of the cabbage, having a turnip-shaped edible stem. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant wordnet
  3. 3
    plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem wordnet

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brassica oleracea gongylodesgerman turnipnol-koleturnip cabbagevegetable

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"Her eyes were the colour of kohlrabi."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kohlrabi, from Kohl (“cabbage”) + Italian rape (“turnips”), from cavoli rape, the plural of cavolo rapa (“cole rape”).

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