genus Brassica

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genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.Brassicadilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsBrassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relativeswild cabbage, Brassica oleracea - wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal EuropeBrassica oleracea, cultivated cabbage, cabbage - any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowersBrassica oleracea italica, broccoli - plant with dense clusters of tight green flower budsborecole, Brassica oleracea acephala, cole, colewort, kail, kale - a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a headBrassica oleracea gongylodes, kohlrabi - plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stemBrassica rapa, turnip, white turnip - widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow rootBrassica napus napobrassica, rutabaga plant, Swedish turnip, turnip cabbage, swede, rutabaga - a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow rootBrassica rapa ruvo, broccoli raab, broccoli rabe - plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shootsmustard - any of several cruciferous plants of the genus BrassicaBrassica juncea, chinese mustard, gai choi, indian mustard, leaf mustard - Asiatic mustard used as a potherbBrassica rapa pekinensis, celery cabbage, Chinese cabbage, napa, pe-tsai - plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asiabok choi, bok choy, Brassica rapa chinensis, Chinese white cabbage, pak choi, pakchoi - Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leavesBrassica perviridis, Brassica rapa perviridis, spinach mustard, tendergreen - Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliageblack mustard, Brassica nigra - widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustardBrassica napus, colza, rape - Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop