brassica
brassica · brassicas · brassicae
капуста
brassique
crucifera
brássica
Any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapesAny of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes
/ˈbɹæs.ɪ.kə/
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
any plant of the cabbage family:
Meaning
1 sensesAny of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes
капу́стаkapústa
More definitions
- mustards: cabbages, cauliflowers, turnips, etc.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin brassica.Learned borrowing from Latin brassica.
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Forms
plural: brassicas / brassicaeSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- mustards: cabbages, cauliflowers, turnips, etc.:genus Brassica
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedglucobrassicin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.