No, cabbage is not classified as a root vegetable. The edible part grows above the ground. Although cabbage has roots, they are not the edible part. Such things as carrot and potato (where the edible parts grow under the ground) are classified as "root" vegetables.
That is the purpose for which they are grown
The edible part of cabbage is the condensed flower, also known as the inflorescence. It is the cluster of flowers that forms the head of the cabbage plant and is harvested and consumed in various culinary dishes.
Yes there is an edible plant in Antarctica. The sub-Antarctic edible plant is known as Kerguelen Cabbage.
probably try it and see
No, you are eating an edible plant of the cabbage family.
no and yes it really depends what you are trying to make out of it
many like spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, bringles
well it actually isn't a flower but its edible, yeah.
Yes, you can eat cabbage leaves that don't form a head. These types of cabbage are known as loose-leaf or non-heading varieties, and their leaves are still edible and nutritious.
Yes, the brussels sprout is a cultivar of wild cabbage that is grown for its edible buds.
The part of the cabbage plant that we eat is a dense head of leaves borne on a relatively short stem; the loose leaves that grow below the head are also edible. In the case of other cabbage-family plants such as broccoli and cauliflower (and the more recently developed hybrid, broccoflower), we usually eat the clusters of undeveloped flower blossoms, but the leaves of these plants are also edible.