brassica

American  

[bras-i-kuh] / ˈbræs ɪ kə /

noun

1. any plant belonging to the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, including many economically important vegetables, as cabbage, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, and mustard.

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brassica British  

/ ˈbræsɪkə, ˌbræsɪˈkeɪʃəs /

noun

1. any plant of the genus Brassica , such as cabbage, rape, turnip, and mustard: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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Other Word Forms

• brassicaceous adjective

Etymology

Origin of brassica

1825–35; < New Latin, Latin: cabbage

Example Sentences

The mustard plant is a member of the brassica family, which includes broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2023

For something completely different, go for a coronation cauliflower dome – an impressive crown-shaped creation starring the humble brassica.

From BBC • May 2, 2023

Open the bag and a telltale whiff of cooked brassica streams out, thanks to cauliflower’s sulfur-containing compounds, glucosinolates.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2023

Broccoli, unlike its brassica cousins cauliflower, cabbage or turnips, loses everything and gains nothing when it is cooked down to fork-submission.

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

How different are the species of the red cabbage and the cauliflower; who would have expected them to be varieties of the wild brassica oleracea?

From An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges by Anonymous