Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Brassica

Brassica ({not transcribed}) , proper noun

[Latin, cabbage.]

(Botany) 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.