cabbagy

cabbagy
/kab"i jee/, adj.
1. having the characteristics of the cabbage as in odor, taste, or color; cabbagelike.
2. resembling or suggestive of a cabbage, as in shape.
[1860-65; CABBAGE + -Y1]

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