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KOHLRABI

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: kohlrabies   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant

Synonyms:

kohlrabi; turnip cabbage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("kohlrabi" is a kind of...):

cruciferous vegetable (a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts)

Holonyms ("kohlrabi" is a part of...):

Brassica oleracea gongylodes; kohlrabi (plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem

Synonyms:

Brassica oleracea gongylodes; kohlrabi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("kohlrabi" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "kohlrabi"):

kohlrabi; turnip cabbage (fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant)

Holonyms ("kohlrabi" is a member of...):

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

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