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  Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[a^]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
     cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
     cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
     hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
     cape. See Chief, Cape.] (Bot.)
     1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
        wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has
        a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
        sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
        cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Cabbage aphis (Zo["o]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
        brassic[ae]) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
        
  
     Cabbage beetle (Zo["o]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
        ({Phyllotreta vittata) which lives, in the larval state,
        on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
        and other cruciferous plants.
  
     Cabbage fly (Zo["o]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
        brassic[ae]), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
        on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
        the crop.
  
     Cabbage head, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
        cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
        colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
        
  
     Cabbage+palmetto,+a+species+of+palm+tree+({Sabal+Palmetto" rel="nofollow">Cabbage palmetto, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto)
        found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
  
     Cabbage+rose+(Bot.),+a+species+of+rose+({Rosa+centifolia" rel="nofollow">Cabbage rose (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia)
        having large and heavy blossoms.
  
     Cabbage tree, Cabbage palm, a name given to palms having
        a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the Sabal Palmetto
        of the United States, and the Euterpe oleracea and
        Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies.
  
     Sea cabbage.(Bot.)
        (a) Sea kale
        (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea), from which
            the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
            derived by cultivation.
  
     Thousand-headed cabbage. See Brussels sprouts.
        [1913 Webster]

  Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[a^]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
     cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
     cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
     hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
     cape. See Chief, Cape.] (Bot.)
     1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
        wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has
        a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
        sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
  
     2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
        cabbage, for food. See Cabbage tree, below.
  
     3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
  
     Cabbage aphis (Zo["o]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis
        brassic[ae]) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
        
  
     Cabbage beetle (Zo["o]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
        ({Phyllotreta vittata) which lives, in the larval state,
        on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
        and other cruciferous plants.
  
     Cabbage butterfly (Zo["o]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris
        rap[ae] of both Europe and America, and the allied P.
        oleracea, a native American species) which, in the larval
        state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip.
        See Cabbage worm, below.
  
     Cabbage fly (Zo["o]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
        brassic[ae]), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
        on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
        the crop.
  
     Cabbage head, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
        cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
        colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
        
  
     Cabbage+palmetto,+a+species+of+palm+tree+({Sabal+Palmetto" rel="nofollow">Cabbage palmetto, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto)
        found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
  
     Cabbage+rose+(Bot.),+a+species+of+rose+({Rosa+centifolia" rel="nofollow">Cabbage rose (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia)
        having large and heavy blossoms.
  
     Cabbage tree, Cabbage palm, a name given to palms having
        a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the Sabal Palmetto
        of the United States, and the Euterpe oleracea and
        Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies.
  
     Cabbage worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of several species of
        moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most
        common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See
        Cabbage butterfly, above. The cabbage cutworms, which
        eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are
        the larv[ae] of several species of moths, of the genus
        Agrotis. See Cutworm.
  
     Sea cabbage.(Bot.)
        (a) Sea kale
        (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea), from which
            the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
            derived by cultivation.
  
     Thousand-headed cabbage. See Brussels sprouts.

  thousand-headed cabbage
     n.
     (synonym of en Brussels sprout).

  thousand-headed cabbage
     n.
     (synonym of en Brussels sprout).

  thousand-headed cabbage
     n.
     (synonym of en Brussels sprout).

  thousand-headed cabbage
     n.
     (synonym of en Brussels sprout).