n.
- a cultivated plant eaten as a vegetable, having thick green or purple leaves surrounding a spherical heart or head of young leaves.
[Brassica oleracea.]
- Brit. offensive a person whose physical or mental activity is impaired or destroyed as a result of injury or illness.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. dial. caboche ‘head’, var. of OFr. caboce.