- [uncountable, countable]
a round vegetable with large green, purplish-red or white leaves that can be eaten raw or cooked 甘蓝；卷心菜；洋白菜 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- green
- red
- white
- …
- boil
- braise
- cook
- …
- leaf
- patch
- [countable] (British English, offensive)
a person who is physically alive but not capable of much mental or physical activity, for example because of an accident or illness 植物人
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French caboche ‘head’, variant of Old French caboce, of unknown origin.