Cabbage (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. any of several cultivated varieties of a plant, Brassica oleracea capitata, of the mustard family, having a short stem and leaves formed into a compact, edible head.
  2. the head or leaves of this plant, eaten cooked or raw.
  3. money, especially paper money.
  4. Chiefly British Informal.
    • a stupid, dull, or spiritless person.
    • a mentally impaired person who is unable to live independently; vegetable.
noun
  1. Chiefly British.
    • cloth scraps that remain after a garment has been cut from a fabric and that by custom the tailor may claim.
    • such scraps used for reprocessing.
verb (used with or without object), cab·baged, cab·bag·ing.
  1. to steal; pilfer: He cabbaged whole yards of cloth.
noun
  1. any of various cultivated varieties of the plant Brassica oleracea capitata, typically having a short thick stalk and a large head of green or reddish edible leaves: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  2. a European plant, Brassica oleracea, with broad leaves and a long spike of yellow flowers: the plant from which the cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels sprout have been bred
    • the head of a cabbage
    • the edible leaf bud of the cabbage palm
  4. a dull or unimaginative person
  5. a person who has no mental faculties and is dependent on others for his or her subsistence
noun
  1. snippets of cloth appropriated by a tailor from a customer's material
verb
  1. to steal; pilfer
Cabbage (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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