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brassica

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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UK, US: /ˈbɹæs.ɪ.kə/

noun

Meaning 1

Any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crucifer

Antonyms: none provided

noun

Meaning 2

mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Brassica

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dilleniid dicot genus

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin brassica.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

French: brassique — any plant of the cabbage family
Greek: κράμβη (krámvi) — any plant of the cabbage family
Italian: crucifera — any plant of the cabbage family
Macedonian: зе́лка (zélka) — any plant of the cabbage family
Macedonian: бра́зика (brázika) — any plant of the cabbage family
Portuguese: brássica — any plant of the cabbage family
Russian: капу́ста (kapústa) — any plant of the cabbage family

Word forms

Inflections and variants

brassicas — plural
brassicae — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: glucobrassicin

Related: Brassica

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Other relationships

Hypernyms: dilleniid dicot genus

Holonyms: Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family

Meronyms: wild cabbage, Brassica oleracea, cabbage, cultivated cabbage, broccoli, Brassica oleracea italica, kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica oleracea acephala, kohlrabi, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, turnip, white turnip, Brassica rapa, rutabaga, turnip cabbage, swede, Swedish turnip, rutabaga plant, Brassica napus napobrassica, broccoli raab, broccoli rabe, Brassica rapa ruvo, mustard, chinese mustard, indian mustard, leaf mustard, gai choi, Brassica juncea, Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, napa, pe-tsai, Brassica rapa pekinensis, bok choy, bok choi, pakchoi, pak choi, Chinese white cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis, tendergreen, spinach mustard, Brassica perviridis, Brassica rapa perviridis, black mustard, Brassica nigra, rape, colza, Brassica napus

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