"cabbage-head" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cabbage-heads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cabbage-head (plural cabbage-heads)
  1. Alternative form of cabbagehead
    Head of cabbage
    Sense id: en-cabbage-head-en-noun-zvXVuRZa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 30 4 4 34
  2. Alternative form of cabbagehead
    Style of smokestack
    Sense id: en-cabbage-head-en-noun-98rsHOWu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 30 4 4 34
  3. Alternative form of cabbagehead
    Foolish person
    Sense id: en-cabbage-head-en-noun-O0vqAy0V
  4. Alternative form of cabbagehead
    Type of jellyfish
    Sense id: en-cabbage-head-en-noun-pqK5Ltv1
  5. Alternative form of cabbagehead
    Mineral formation
    Sense id: en-cabbage-head-en-noun-Cj6hgV5A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 30 4 4 34

Inflected forms

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