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Definition: Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea
n 1: any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea
grown for their edible leaves or flowers [syn:
cabbage,
cultivated cabbage]
2: wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western
coastal Europe [syn:
wild cabbage]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Brassica oleracea
Rape
\Rape\, n. [L. rapa, rapum, akin to Gr. "ra`pys, "ra`fys,
G. r["u]be.] (Bot.)
A name given to a variety or to varieties of a plant of the
turnip kind, grown for seeds and herbage. The seeds are used
for the production of rape oil, and to a limited extent for
the food of cage birds.
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Note: These plants, with the edible turnip, have been
variously named, but are all now believed to be derived
from the
Brassica campestris of Europe, which by some
is not considered distinct from the wild stock
(
Brassica oleracea) of the cabbage. See
Cole.
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Broom rape. (Bot.) See
Broom rape, in the Vocabulary.
Rape cake, the refuse remaining after the oil has been
expressed from the rape seed.
Rape root. Same as
Rape.
Summer rape. (Bot.) See
Colza.
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Broccoli
\Broc"co*li\, n. [It. broccoli, pl. of broccolo sprout,
cabbage sprout, dim. of brocco splinter. See
Broach, n.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the Cabbage species (
Brassica oleracea) of many
varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The
“curd,” or
flowering head, is the part used for food.
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Brassica
\Bras"si*ca\, prop. n. [L., cabbage.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties
differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the
common cabbage (
Brassica oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers,
etc.; the wild turnip (
Brassica campestris); the common
turnip (
Brassica rapa); the rape or coleseed (
Brassica napus
), etc.
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Cabbage
\Cab"bage\ (k[a^]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
cape. See
Chief,
Cape.] (Bot.)
1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
wild
Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has
a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
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2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
cabbage, for food. See
Cabbage tree, below.
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3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
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Cabbage aphis (Zo["o]l.), a green plant-louse (
Aphis brassic[ae]
) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
Cabbage beetle (Zo["o]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
(
Phyllotreta vittata) which lives, in the larval state,
on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
and other cruciferous plants.
Cabbage fly (Zo["o]l.), a small two-winged fly (
Anthomyia brassic[ae]
), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
the crop.
Cabbage head, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
Cabbage palmetto, a species of palm tree (
Sabal Palmetto)
found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
Cabbage rose (Bot.), a species of rose (
Rosa centifolia)
having large and heavy blossoms.
Cabbage tree,
Cabbage palm, a name given to palms having
a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the
Sabal Palmetto
of the United States, and the
Euterpe oleracea and
Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies.
Sea cabbage.(Bot.)
(a) Sea kale
(b) . The original Plant (
Brassica oleracea), from which
the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
derived by cultivation.
Thousand-headed cabbage. See
Brussels sprouts.
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Cabbage
\Cab"bage\ (k[a^]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.
cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,
cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,
hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa
cape. See
Chief,
Cape.] (Bot.)
1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the
wild
Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has
a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels
sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.
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2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,
cabbage, for food. See
Cabbage tree, below.
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3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.
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Cabbage aphis (Zo["o]l.), a green plant-louse (
Aphis brassic[ae]
) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.
Cabbage beetle (Zo["o]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle
(
Phyllotreta vittata) which lives, in the larval state,
on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage
and other cruciferous plants.
Cabbage fly (Zo["o]l.), a small two-winged fly (
Anthomyia brassic[ae]
), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,
on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to
the crop.
Cabbage head, the compact head formed by the leaves of a
cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and
colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.
Cabbage palmetto, a species of palm tree (
Sabal Palmetto)
found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.
Cabbage rose (Bot.), a species of rose (
Rosa centifolia)
having large and heavy blossoms.
Cabbage tree,
Cabbage palm, a name given to palms having
a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the
Sabal Palmetto
of the United States, and the
Euterpe oleracea and
Oreodoxa oleracea of the West Indies.
Sea cabbage.(Bot.)
(a) Sea kale
(b) . The original Plant (
Brassica oleracea), from which
the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been
derived by cultivation.
Thousand-headed cabbage. See
Brussels sprouts.
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Cauliflower
\Cau"li*flow`er\, n. [F. choufleur, modified by E.
Cole. L. caulis, and by E. flower; F. chou cabbage is fr. L.
caulis stalk, cabbage, and fleur flower is fr. L. flos
flower. See
Cole, and
Flower.]
1. (Bot.) An annual variety of
Brassica oleracea, or
cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and
buds is eaten as a vegetable.
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2. The edible head or
“curd” of a cauliflower plant.
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Colza
\Col"za\, n. [F., fr. D. koolzaad, prop., cabbage seed;
kool (akin to E. cole) + zaad, akin to E. seed.] (Bot.)
A variety of cabbage (
Brassica oleracea), cultivated for
its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and
lubricating purposes; summer rape.
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Cole
\Cole\ (k[=o]l), n. [OE. col, caul, AS. cawl, cawel, fr. L.
caulis, the stalk or stem of a plant, esp. a cabbage stalk,
cabbage, akin to Gr. kaylo`s. Cf.
Cauliflower,
Kale.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the
Brassica or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of
Brassica oleracea called
rape and
coleseed.
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collard
\collard\ n.
1. a variety of kale (
Brassica oleracea) having smooth
leaves; a type of colewort. It is grown in the southern U.
S.
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