cabbage
noun
any of several cultivated varieties of a plant, Brassica oleracea capitata, of the mustard family, having a short stem and leaves formed into a compact, edible head.
cabbagelike
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a word derived from
cabbage.
Example Sentences
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For Bamford, the plants possessed an intriguing, almost paradoxical power: their blossoms were delicate and modest, but their homely, almost cabbagelike leaves had an entrancing and deeply robust scent.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
The spathe is still clinging to the spadix, but it looks slightly more bulbous and cabbagelike than it did yesterday.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016
