kohl

[ Ger.kohl =kale.) (See the compound.) kohl-rabi, s. Bot.: Bra ica oleracea caulorapa , the Turnip stemmed Cabbage, a variety of cabbage, having a turnip-like protuberance on the stem just above the ground, which is the most edible part of the plant. kō-hol, s. [ALCOHOL.] A pomade with which Persian women blacken the inside of their eyelids. Ko'-kab, s . [Heb.kokhab=a star.] Astron.: Beta Ursa Minor is .