The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Kohl-rabi
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| ←Kohl, Johann Georg | The Encyclopedia Americana Kohl-rabi |
Kohler, Josef→ |
| Edition of 1920. See also Kohlrabi on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer. |
KOHL-RABI, kōl-rä'bĭ, a botanical variety of the same species as cabbage (q.v.), from which it differs in the swelled, turnip-like stem with a tuft of loose leaves on the top. This bulbous stem, which may be six inches in diameter, is used for human and stock food, less in America than in Europe. Its quality and texture are less agreeable, except in very young plants, than are those of turnips and cabbage.
