Chinese cabbage
noun
1.
a plant,
Brassica rapa pekinensis,
forming a long, dense head of broad, whitish leaves used in salads and Oriental cuisine.
Also called
celery cabbage
,
Chinese celery,
napa
,
pe-tsai
.
Origin
1835-45,
Americanism
British Dictionary definitions for
Chinese cabbage
Chinese cabbage
noun
1.
Also called
pe-tsai cabbage.
a Chinese plant,
Brassica pekinensis,
that is related to the cabbage and has crisp edible leaves growing in a loose cylindrical head
2.
another name for
bok choy