Definitions for: Brassica


[n] mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.



Webster (1913) Definition: Bras"si*ca, n. [L., cabbage.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties
differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the
common cabbage (B. oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.;
the wild turnip (B. campestris); the common turnip ({B.
rapa}); the rape or coleseed (B. napus), etc.

Synonyms: genus Brassica

See Also: black mustard, bok choi, bok choy, borecole, Brassica juncea, Brassica napus, Brassica napus napobrassica, Brassica nigra, Brassica oleracea, Brassica oleracea acephala, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, Brassica oleracea italica, Brassica perviridis, Brassica rapa, Brassica rapa chinensis, Brassica rapa pekinensis, Brassica rapa perviridis, Brassica rapa ruvo, Brassicaceae, broccoli, broccoli raab, broccoli rabe, cabbage, celery cabbage, Chinese cabbage, chinese mustard, Chinese white cabbage, cole, colewort, colza, Cruciferae, cultivated cabbage, dilleniid dicot genus, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, gai choi, indian mustard, kail, kale, kohlrabi, leaf mustard, mustard, mustard family, napa, pakchoi, pe-tsai, rape, rutabaga, rutabaga plant, spinach mustard, swede, Swedish turnip, tendergreen, turnip, turnip cabbage, white turnip, wild cabbage

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