Meanings
nounKerguelen cabbage (plural Kerguelen cabbages)
plural Kerguelen cabbages
- The edible, wind-pollinated flowering plant Pringlea antiscorbutica..
Origin
From being a plant related to the common cabbages, a Brassicaceae, that looks like a cabbage, found in the Kerguelen Islands.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 凱爾蓋朗甘藍 /凯尔盖朗甘蓝
- 凱爾蓋朗甘藍 /凯尔盖朗甘蓝 (Kǎi'ěrgàilǎng gānlán)Pringlea antiscorbutica
Estonian Kergueleni saarekapsas
- Kergueleni saarekapsasPringlea antiscorbutica
Finnish kergueleninkaali
- kergueleninkaaliPringlea antiscorbutica
French chou de Kerguelen
- chou de KerguelenPringlea antiscorbutica
Russian кергеле́нская капу́ста
- кергеле́нская капу́ста (kergelénskaja kapústa)Pringlea antiscorbutica
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Kerguelen cabbage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kerguelen%20cabbage
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“Kerguelen cabbage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kerguelen%20cabbage. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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