Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun head_cabbage

2 senses of head cabbage

Sense 1
head cabbage, head cabbage plant, Brassica oleracea capitata -- (any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves)
       => cabbage, cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea -- (any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers)

Sense 2
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)
       => cabbage, chou -- (any of various types of cabbage)