Noun
A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the common cabbage (B. oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.; the wild turnip (B. campestris); the common turnip (B. rapa); the rape or coleseed (B. napus), etc.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAlmost half of these crops were grown in China, where Chinese cabbage is the most popular Brassica vegetable. Source: Internet
As a weed it does outcompete other crops for nutrients, water and sunlight and one of its drawbacks is that it hosts nematodes, insect pests and plant diseases, not least Verticillium; a fungal pathogen that causes vascular wilt of brassica. Source: Internet
It originates from the brassica species. Source: Internet
Radiation processing for enhancing shelf life and quality characteristics of minimally processed ready-to-cook (RTC) cauliflower (Brassica oleracea). Source: Internet
Wild cabbage main Early farmers cultivated many popular vegetables from the Brassica oleracea (wild cabbage) by artificially selecting for certain attributes. Source: Internet
Katz and Weaver, p. 284 The headed cabbage variety was known to Greeks as krambe and to Romans as brassica or olus; citation the open, leafy variety (kale) was known in Greek as raphanos and in Latin as caulis. Source: Internet