CHINESE WHITE CABBAGE

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Meaning:

Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves

Synonyms:

bok choi; bok choy; Brassica rapa chinensis; Chinese white cabbage; pak choi; pakchoi

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Chinese white cabbage" is a kind of...):

crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)

Holonyms ("Chinese white cabbage" is a member of...):

Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)

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