kohlrabi
noun
kohl·ra·bi kōl-ˈrä-bē 
also
-ˈra- plural kohlrabies
: a cabbage (Brassica oleracea gongylodes) having a greatly enlarged, fleshy, turnip-shaped edible stem
also : its stem used as a vegetable
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web After lunch, guests will receive a bouquet of seasonal flowers from the upstairs selection, whether blossoming mirabelle branches or a potted kohlrabi. 
New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022 But instead of actual recipes for cake, cookies, or kohlrabi, award-winning author Margaret Singer offers exuberant pages brimming with words to savor. Augusta Scattergood, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2020 The list of produce is lengthy and includes four colors of cauliflower, three types of kohlrabi, two varieties of turnips, rutabaga, rhubarb, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and loads of greens. Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2019 In addition to the tender crops, Arctic Organics will have cabbage, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower in multiple colors, snow apple turnips, purple top turnips, kohlrabi, rutabaga, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, greens, lettuces and herbs. Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2019 Ingredients: Butter lettuce, za’atar, endive, radicchio, kohlrabi, edible flowers of your choosing. Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2020 After observing the high percentage of centenarians with goiters—a condition that accompanies a low-functioning thyroid—Pes speculates that thiocyanate from a steady diet of kohlrabi may blunt thyroid function. National Geographic, 17 Dec. 2019 And that kohlrabi, the alien-like bulb that Berens says epitomizes the perks of CSA membership? Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2019 Among the vegetables are 17 kinds of tomatoes, 22 types of peppers, kohlrabi, and cucumbers. Marie Fazio, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2019 See More
New York Times, 8 Feb. 2022 But instead of actual recipes for cake, cookies, or kohlrabi, award-winning author Margaret Singer offers exuberant pages brimming with words to savor. Augusta Scattergood, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2020 The list of produce is lengthy and includes four colors of cauliflower, three types of kohlrabi, two varieties of turnips, rutabaga, rhubarb, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and loads of greens. Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2019 In addition to the tender crops, Arctic Organics will have cabbage, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower in multiple colors, snow apple turnips, purple top turnips, kohlrabi, rutabaga, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, greens, lettuces and herbs. Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Sep. 2019 Ingredients: Butter lettuce, za’atar, endive, radicchio, kohlrabi, edible flowers of your choosing. Krithika Varagur, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2020 After observing the high percentage of centenarians with goiters—a condition that accompanies a low-functioning thyroid—Pes speculates that thiocyanate from a steady diet of kohlrabi may blunt thyroid function. National Geographic, 17 Dec. 2019 And that kohlrabi, the alien-like bulb that Berens says epitomizes the perks of CSA membership? Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2019 Among the vegetables are 17 kinds of tomatoes, 22 types of peppers, kohlrabi, and cucumbers. Marie Fazio, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
German, from Italian cavolo rapa, from cavolo cabbage + rapa turnip
First Known Use
1807, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
kohlrabi
noun
kohl·ra·bi kōl-ˈrä-bē
: a cabbage that does not form a head but has a fleshy roundish edible stem