- sea cabbage
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a brown alga, Hedophyllum sessile, of the North Pacific, characterized by a compact mass of fronds resembling a cabbage.[1725-35]
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Sea cabbage — Cabbage Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea cabbage — Sea cab bage (?; 48). (Bot.) See {Sea kale}, under {Kale}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea cabbage — noun 1. : sea kale 2. : a European maritime plant (Brassica oleracea) from which the cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli have been derived in cultivation * * * a brown alga, Hedophyllum sessile, of the North Pacific, characterized by a compact mass … Useful english dictionary
sea-cabbage — n. Sea kale, sea colewort (Crambe maritima) … New dictionary of synonyms
sea-cabbage — … Useful english dictionary
Cabbage — Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cabbage aphis — Cabbage Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cabbage beetle — Cabbage Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cabbage fly — Cabbage Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cabbage head — Cabbage Cab bage (k[a^]b b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
