Brassica

Brassica

See also: brassica

Translingual

Brassica oleracea (Romanesco broccoli)

Etymology

From Latin brassica (“cabbage”)

Proper noun

Brassica f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – the 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, eurosids II - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Brassiceae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Brassica napus, Brassica oleracea, Brassica rapa - selected species; for other species see Brassica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

• brassinin
• brassicasterol

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