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bok choy
bok choyBrassica rapasubsp. chinensisbok choy also pak choi P0017800 (bŏk′ choi′)n. A plant (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) in the mustard family, having a loose head of dark green leaves with thick white stems and eaten as a vegetable in eastern Asian cuisine. Also called Chinese cabbage. [Cantonese baak6 coi3, from Middle Chinese pɦa⋮jk tshaj` (also the source of Mandarin báicài) : pɦa⋮jk, white + tshaj`, vegetable.]bok choy (ˈbɒk ˈtʃɔɪ) n (Plants) a Chinese plant, Brassica chinensis, that is related to the cabbage and has edible stalks and leaves. Also called: Chinese cabbage, Chinese leaf or pak-choi cabbage [from Chinese dialect, literally: white vegetable]bok choy or bok-choy (ˈbɒk ˈtʃɔɪ) n. an Asian plant, Brassica rapa chinensis, of the mustard family, having a loose cluster of dark green leaves on white stalks, used as a vegetable. [1935–40; < Chinese dial. (Guangdong) baahk-chòi, akin to Chinese báicài literally, white vegetable] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | bok choy - Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leavesbok choi, Brassica rapa chinensis, Chinese white cabbage, pak choi, pakchoicrucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family CruciferaeBrassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. | | 2. | bok choy - elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalksbok choicabbage, chou - any of various types of cabbage | Translationsbok choy
Synonyms for bok choynoun Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leavesSynonyms- bok choi
- Brassica rapa chinensis
- Chinese white cabbage
- pak choi
- pakchoi
Related Words- crucifer
- cruciferous plant
- Brassica
- genus Brassica
noun elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalksSynonymsRelated Words |