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Definition of Kohlrabi
1. Noun. Plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem.
Terms within: Turnip Cabbage
Generic synonyms: Crucifer, Cruciferous Plant
Group relationships: Brassica, Genus Brassica
2. Noun. Fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant.
Generic synonyms: Cruciferous Vegetable
Group relationships: Brassica Oleracea Gongylodes
Definition of Kohlrabi
1. n. A variety of cabbage, in which the edible part is a large, turnip-shaped swelling of the stem, above the surface of the ground.
Definition of Kohlrabi
1. Noun. A cultivar of the cabbage, ''Brassica oleracea'', having a turnip-shaped edible stem. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kohlrabi
1. a variety of cabbage [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kohlrabi
Literary usage of Kohlrabi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"Remarks on the feeding value of kohlrabi (see succeeding article) ... kohlrabi is
valuable for stock-feeding, not only because it contains a considerable ..."
2. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"kohlrabi The treatment required by kohlrabi is that demanded by flat turnips.
The plant is grown for the tuberous stem. ..."
3. Forage Crops for Soiling, Silage, Hay and Pasture by Edward Burnett Voorhees (1917)
"kohlrabi kohlrabi is another valuable member of the cabbage family, and one that
may be fed without risk at any period of growth. It requires a rich soil in ..."
4. The Home Vegetable Garden by Adolph Kruhm (1914)
"kohlrabi This member of the cabbage family is grown for its fleshy stems ...
kohlrabi is a distinct cool season vegetable, doing its best only early in the ..."
5. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... Eggplant—Eggplant in Creole Fashion—Fried Eggplant—Stuffed Eggplant—Greens—
Kale—To Cook kohlrabi—Stewed Mushrooms—Mushrooms Stuffed with Chicken ..."
6. The Forage and Fiber Crops in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1907)
"TURNIPS, RUTABAGAS, kohlrabi AND CABBAGES 363. Types.—A multitude of cultivated
forms is supposed to have arisen from Brassica ..."
7. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Persons who like turnips will also like kohlrabi. The almost universal error in
using it is to allow the tubers to get too large. ..."
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