pe-tsai

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun The so-called Chinese cabbage (Brassica Pe-tsai), now somewhat grown in American vegetable-gardens. It resembles a gigantic Cos lettuce. The leaves and midribs are cooked and eaten.

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• noun plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia