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Brassica  n.  (Bot.) A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (Brassica oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip (Brassica campestris); the common turnip (Brassica rapa); the rape or coleseed (Brassica napus), etc.






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"Brassica" Quotes from Famous Books



... is its own trumpeter, and speaks for itself without assistance from any other word— brassica, a cabbage; sartor, a tailor; medicus, a physician; vetula, an old woman; venenum, poison; are examples ...
— The Comic Latin Grammar - A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue • Percival Leigh

... Brassica oleracea, circumnutation of the radicle, of the arched hypocotyl whilst still buried beneath the ground, whilst rising above the ground and straightening itself, and when erect—Circumnutation of the cotyledons— Rate of movement—Analogous observations on various organs ...
— The Power of Movement in Plants • Charles Darwin



Words linked to "Brassica" :   broccoli, Brassica napus napobrassica, tendergreen, broccoli raab, wild cabbage, Brassica oleracea italica, Brassica rapa perviridis, pak choi, rutabaga, Brassica oleracea capitata, broccoli rabe, Brassica rapa ruvo, Cruciferae, turnip, cabbage, mustard family, Brassica napus, pakchoi, Chinese white cabbage, bok choi, Brassica kaber, family Cruciferae, Brassica oleracea gemmifera, kale, Brassica oleracea acephala, Brassica oleracea botrytis, Brassica nigra, chinese mustard, indian mustard, genus Brassica, swede, Brassica rapa chinensis, dilleniid dicot genus, cultivated cabbage, Brassica hirta, Brassica juncea, bok choy, borecole, turnip cabbage, Brassica perviridis, gai choi, Brassica rapa, spinach mustard, colza, black mustard, celery cabbage, rutabaga plant, pe-tsai, leaf mustard



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