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Definition of brassica noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

brassica

noun

/ˈbræsɪkə/

/ˈbræsɪkə/

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a plant of a type that includes cabbage, rape and mustard
Word Originmodern Latin, from Latin, literally ‘cabbage’.

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