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savoy cabbage

/səˌvɔɪ ˌkæbɪdʒ/
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Other forms: savoy cabbages

Definitions of savoy cabbage
  1. noun
    cabbage plant with a compact head of crinkled leaves
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    type of:
    Brassica oleracea capitata, head cabbage, head cabbage plant
    any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
  2. noun
    head of soft crinkly leaves
    synonyms: savoy
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    type of:
    head cabbage
    any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw
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