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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A plant (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) of the mustard family, having an elongated head of overlapping, crinkled, broad-stalked leaves and eaten as a vegetable in eastern Asian cuisine.
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- noun A species of
Chinese cabbage used as a popular ingredient in East-Asiancuisines .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Probably Japanese nappa, greens.]
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