brassica
any plant belonging to the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, including many economically important vegetables, as cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, and mustard.
Origin of brassica
1Words Nearby brassica
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How to use brassica in a sentence
The cultivated Cabbage is the same specifically as the wild Cabbage of our sea-shores (brassica oleracea) improved by cultivation.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson EllacombeI shall speak of the names of brassica oleracea when I come to vegetables.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleIn the Kohl-rabi (brassica oleracea caulo-rapa) it is the stem.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleOil of colza, is obtained from the seeds of brassica campestris, to the amount of 39 per cent.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreBretschneider, who has made a careful study of Chinese authors, mentions no brassica.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De Candolle
British Dictionary definitions for brassica
/ (ˈbræsɪkə) /
any plant of the genus Brassica, such as cabbage, rape, turnip, and mustard: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
Origin of brassica
1Derived forms of brassica
- brassicaceous (ˌbræsɪˈkeɪʃəs), adjective
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