[bahk-choi] 
[bok choi] | 1. | an Asian plant, Brassica rapa chinensis, of the mustard family, having a loose cluster of edible, dark-green leaves on white stalks. |
| 2. | the leaves and stalks of this plant cooked as a vegetable or eaten raw in salads. |
bok choy also pak choi (bŏk' choi')  (click for larger image in new window) n. A Chinese vegetable (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) in the mustard family, having a loose head of dark green leaves with thick white stems. Also called celery cabbage, Chinese cabbage. [Chinese (Cantonese) paāk ts'oì, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) báicài : bái, white + cài, vegetable.] |
| pak choi (bŏk' choi') n. Variant of bok choy. |