Turnip orchid - Turnip orchid

Japanese: カブカンラン - かぶかんらん
Turnip orchid - Turnip orchid

…A biennial plant of the Brassicaceae family. It is also called turnip corm or Chinese corm. It is a vegetable of the same species as cabbage, and as its name suggests, the stem near the ground thickens into a globular shape as it grows, giving it a humorous appearance. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "turnip orchid" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アブラナ科の二年草。カブカンラン,キュウケイカンランともいう。キャベツと同一種の野菜で,キュウケイカンラン(球茎甘藍)の名が示すように,生育するにつれて地ぎわの茎部が球状に太り,ユーモラスな形を呈する。…

※「カブカンラン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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