brassica

/bras-i-kuh/US // ˈbræs ɪ kə //UK // (ˈbræsɪkə) //

芸苔属植物,卤菜,芸苔素,芸苔草

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any plant belonging to the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, including many economically important vegetables, as cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, and mustard.

The cultivated Cabbage is the same specifically as the wild Cabbage of our sea-shores (Brassica oleracea) improved by cultivation.
I shall speak of the names of Brassica oleracea when I come to vegetables.
In the Kohl-rabi (Brassica oleracea caulo-rapa) it is the stem.
Oil of colza, is obtained from the seeds of brassica campestris, to the amount of 39 per cent.
Bretschneider, who has made a careful study of Chinese authors, mentions no Brassica.