Translingual

Brassica oleracea (Romanesco broccoli)

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Brassica f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – the cabbages and related plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Brassiceae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Brassica napus, Brassica oleracea, Brassica rapa - selected species; for other species see Brassica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Translations

English

Brassica raba

Noun

brassica ‎(plural brassicas)

1. Any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes

Synonyms

• (plant of genus Brassica): crucifer

Translations

See also

• brassica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• brassica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Latin

brassica (a cabbage)

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbras.si.ka/

Noun

brassica f ‎(genitive brassicae); first declension

1. especially cabbage, but including cauliflower and other varieties of Brassica oleracea

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• English: brassica
• Translingual: Brassica
• Old Irish: praisech
  • Irish: praiseach
• Welsh bresych

References

• brassica in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• brassica in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “brassica”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.