brassica

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Meanwhile, back on topic, there is produce all across the globe, not all of it surrounded by brassica oleracia.

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

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noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brassica.

noun

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

Example sentences

Meanwhile, back on topic, there is produce all across the globe, not all of it surrounded by brassica oleracia.

Broccoli and kale are both brassica oleracea and are included under cabbage (another cultivar of the species).

And specifically, Brassica oleracea shows up against lead, though no amount is given in that table.

For some reason, there was a whole series of brassica oleracea memes going around in 2020 (does that make it a meta-meme?

Romanesco Broccoli, like all broccoli, is a selectively-bred cultivar of Brassica oleracea.

You can't throw a rock at produce without hitting a brassica oleracia.

I did think to try brassica which is my preferred way of referring to the species.

Broccoli is my archetypal brassica and I always get hung up when it isn't there.

Seeds from the brassica family of plants, which includes rapeseed and mustard, in addition to cabbage and kale, all contain varying amounts of erucic acid.

Spermaceti and brassica-oil candles were not yet in common use.

One could probably concoct something out of rice, beans, and a brassica cultivar that would serve the purpose of being a complete human diet just fine.

This doesn't mention the one brassica that I hate more than any.

Quote examples

Just image-search "brassica memes" at your favorite engine.

I suppose I should have bracketed "brassica" in lieu of parenthesizing it..

However, I found one reference [0] that mentions, "Consumption of broccoli and brassica vegetables in general and absorption of large quantities of vitamin C increase caffeine clearance".

Today we call them "weeds" and spend a crazy amount of effort, money, and chemicals into eradicating them If we had always had this attitude towards "weeds", we wouldn't have turned the weedy Brassica oleracea into cabbage, broccoli, kale, collard greens, etc.

Proper noun examples

Or your broccoli for their cauliflower or other Brassica.

Brassica oleracea is such a fascinating species by the sheer number of unrecognizably different vegetables we've cultivated that all technically remain the exact same species (it's way, way more than you'd think).