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PAKCHOI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pakchoi mean?
• PAKCHOI (noun)
The noun PAKCHOI has 1 sense:
1. Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
Familiarity information: PAKCHOI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bok choi; bok choy; Brassica rapa chinensis; Chinese white cabbage; pak choi; pakchoi
Hypernyms ("pakchoi" is a kind of...):
crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)
Holonyms ("pakchoi" is a member of...):
Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)
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