Brassica

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Translingual

Brassica oleracea (Romanesco broccoli)

Etymology

From Latin brassica (“cabbage”).

Proper noun

Brassica f

A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – cabbages and related plants.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Brassicales – order; Brassicaceae - family; Brassiceae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage) - type species; Brassica napus (rapeseed), Brassica rapa (turnip etc.) - selected species; for other species see Brassica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

Translations

a taxonomic genus, within family Brassicaceae — the cabbages and related plants

Finnish: kaalit (fi) pl
Vietnamese: cải (vi)

References

Brassica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Brassica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Brassica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Brassica at Brassibase

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