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Kerguelen cabbage

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The edible, wind-pollinated flowering plant Pringlea antiscorbutica..

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History

Etymology

From being a plant related to the common cabbages, a Brassicaceae, that looks like a cabbage, found in the Kerguelen Islands.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 凱爾蓋朗甘藍 /凯尔盖朗甘蓝 (Kǎi'ěrgàilǎng gānlán) — Pringlea antiscorbutica
  • Estonian: Kergueleni saarekapsas — Pringlea antiscorbutica
  • Finnish: kergueleninkaali — Pringlea antiscorbutica
  • French: chou de Kerguelen — Pringlea antiscorbutica
  • Russian: кергеле́нская капу́ста (kergelénskaja kapústa) — Pringlea antiscorbutica