brassica

[ bras-i-kuh ]

/ ˈbræs ɪ kə /

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noun

any plant belonging to the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, including many economically important vegetables, as cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, and mustard.

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Origin of brassica

1825–35; <New Latin, Latin: cabbage

Words nearby brassica

brassed off, brasserie, brassey, brass farthing, brass hat, brassica, brassicaceous, brassie, brassiere, brass instrument, brass knuckles

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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 Ellacombe
I shall speak of the names of Brassica oleracea when I come to vegetables.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
In the Kohl-rabi (Brassica oleracea caulo-rapa) it is the stem.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
Oil 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 Ure

Bretschneider, who has made a careful study of Chinese authors, mentions no Brassica.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle

British Dictionary definitions for brassica

brassica

/ (ˈbræsɪkə) /

noun

any plant of the genus Brassica, such as cabbage, rape, turnip, and mustard: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

Derived forms of brassica

brassicaceous (ˌbræsɪˈkeɪʃəs), adjective

Word Origin for brassica

C19: from Latin: cabbage

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