English

Alternative forms

• choi sum

Noun

choy sum ‎(uncountable)

1. A Chinese vegetable, a variety of Brassica rapa parachinensis subspecies, similar to bok choy but slimmer, with smooth green leaves and pale green stems, and clusters of flowers on the tips of the inner shoots

Synonyms

• (Brassica rapa parachinensis): Chinese flowering cabbage, caixin

Translations

References

• Marie Claire Food + Drink by Michele Cranston (Murdoch Books, 2001)