Chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage
a) Any East Asian leafy vegetable related to the Western cabbage, especially varieties of Brassica rapa.
b) Bok choy.
Syn: Brassica, rapa, chinensis, Chinese chard, Chinese mustard, celery mustard, spoon cabbage, pekinensis

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