the most important form of cabbages. Hard-headed cabbage is a new crop plant that was developed in northern Europe during the European Middle Ages. Head cabbage, generally designated simply cabbage, is a major table vegetable in most countries of the temperate zone. The heads of horticultural varieties of head cabbage range in shape from pointed, through globular, to flat; from soft to hard in structure; through various shades of green, gray-green, and magenta or red; and from less than 1 kg to more than 3 kg (2 to 7 pounds) in weight., kapsa teisend, mille lühikesele varrele kinnituvad lehed mähkuvad tihedaks kõvaks keraks