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    BOK CHOY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalksplay

    Synonyms:

    bok choi; bok choy

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("bok choy" is a kind of...):

    cabbage; chou (any of various types of cabbage)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leavesplay

    Synonyms:

    bok choi; bok choy; Brassica rapa chinensis; Chinese white cabbage; pak choi; pakchoi

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("bok choy" is a kind of...):

    crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)

    Holonyms ("bok choy" is a member of...):

    Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)

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