NOUN
- any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
- wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe
How To Use Brassica oleracea In A Sentence
- The species Brassica oleracea includes the vegetable crops cauliflower, cabbage, calabrese, and Brussels sprouts.
- Other nationally important terrestrial vegetation species include the early spider orchid Ophrys sphegodes, the Early Gentian Gentianella anglica, the Nottingham catchfly Silene nutans and Wild cabbage Brassica oleracea var. oleracea Dorset and East Devon Coast, United Kingdom
- The wild cabbage, Brassica oleracea, is an undistinguished plant, vaguely like a weedy version of a domestic cabbage. THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
- Under Lindley's first class, common or Scotch kale or borecole (_Brassica oleracea_ var. _acephala_ or var. _fimbriata_) includes several varieties which are amongst the hardiest of our esculents, and seldom fail to yield a good supply of winter greens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
- Interspecific hybridization between Brassica juncea and Brassica oleracea var. aceaphala is very important for creating new types of rape and improving the existing varieties of Brassica napus.
- Rebor Kale, Brassica oleracea ‘Redbor’, has been growing in the garden since fall of 2007. I Kale Your Name* « Fairegarden
- In many regions it is an agricultural pest on domesticated varieties of Brassica oleracea, including cabbage, broccoli and collards.
