HyperDic: genus_brassica

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Brassica:
NOUNplantgenus Brassica, Brassicamustards
English > genus Brassica: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningmustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc..
SynonymBrassica
Member ofCruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard familyA large family of plants with four-petaled flowers
MembersChinese cabbage, celery cabbage, napa, pe-tsai, Brassica rapa pekinensisplant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery
black mustard, Brassica nigrawidespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds
bok choy, bok choi, pakchoi, pak choi, Chinese white cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensisAsiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves
broccoli, Brassica oleracea italicaplant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds
broccoli raab, broccoli rabe, Brassica rapa ruvoplant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots
cabbage, cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleraceaAny of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
chinese mustard, indian mustard, leaf mustard, gai choi, Brassica junceaAsiatic mustard used as a potherb
kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica oleracea acephalaA hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
kohlrabi, Brassica oleracea gongylodesplant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem
mustardAny of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
rape, colza, Brassica napusEurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
rutabaga, turnip cabbage, swede, Swedish turnip, rutabaga plant, Brassica napus napobrassicaA cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root
tendergreen, spinach mustard, Brassica perviridis, Brassica rapa perviridisAsiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage
turnip, white turnip, Brassica rapaWidely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
wild cabbage, Brassica oleraceawild original of cultivated cabbages
Broaderdilleniid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanishbrassica, género brassica, genus brassica
Catalanbrassica, genus brassica

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