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BRASSICA OLERACEA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe
Synonyms:
Brassica oleracea; wild cabbage
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Brassica oleracea" is a kind of...):
crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)
Holonyms ("Brassica oleracea" is a member of...):
Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
Synonyms:
Brassica oleracea; cabbage; cultivated cabbage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("Brassica oleracea" is a kind of...):
crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)
Meronyms (parts of "Brassica oleracea"):
cabbage; chou (any of various types of cabbage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Brassica oleracea"):
Brassica oleracea capitata; head cabbage; head cabbage plant (any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves)
Holonyms ("Brassica oleracea" is a member of...):
Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)
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