Definition

Noun 1. A cultivated plant: A specific variety of the species Brassica oleracea that is grown primarily for its enlarged, spherical, and fleshy stem, which is harvested and consumed as a vegetable. This stem is the edible part, not a root or a leaf.

Usage

• This term is the formal botanical name for the vegetable commonly known as kohlrabi.
• It is used in scientific, agricultural, and horticultural contexts to precisely identify this specific cultivated form.
• In everyday language, the common name "kohlrabi" is almost always used instead.

Examples

• Scientific Context:
• Descriptive Context:
• Identification:

Advanced Usage

• The term is part of a botanical naming convention (binomial nomenclature with a subspecies or varietal epithet). is the genus, is the species, and (from Greek, meaning "roundish" or "knobbed") describes the distinctive swollen stem.

Variants and Related Words

• Kohlrabi (n): The universal common name for this vegetable.
• German turnip (n): A less common alternative name.
• Stem turnip (n): A descriptive name highlighting that the edible part is a stem, not a root.
• Brassica oleracea (n): The parent species, which also includes cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and Brussels sprouts. These are all different cultivated varieties (cultivars) of the same species.

Synonyms

• Kohlrabi
• German turnip

Notes on Meaning

• The term refers exclusively to the specific plant cultivar. It does not refer to the edible part alone (which is called the "kohlrabi bulb" or "stem").
• It is important to distinguish it from the true turnip ( subsp. ), which is an enlarged root, not a stem.

Noun

1. plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem