单词 | turnip-cabbage |
释义 | > as lemmasturnip-cabbage turnip-cabbage n. the turnip-stemmed cabbage or kohlrabi n. ΘΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > cabbage or kale > [noun] > cabbage > kohl-rabi cabbage-turnip1548 turnip-cabbage1765 kohlrabi1808 kohl1880 kale-turnip1890 1765 Ann. Reg. ii. 146/2 The turnep-cabbage is so called, because the stalk, after rising to some distance from the ground..swells suddenly into a roundish knob. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 627 The Turnip-cabbage, or turnip borecole,..is a dwarf-growing plant, with the stem swelled out so as to resemble a turnip above ground, but of a delicate green colour. < as lemmas |
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