cabbagehead

noun

1

: the compact head formed by the leaves of a cabbage

2

: a thick-witted person

3

: an abnormal growth in rutabagas caused by the larvae of a gall midge (Contarinia nasturtii) feeding in the basal part of the stalks

Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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