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The original family name of brassicas was Cruciferae, which derived from the flower petal pattern thought by medieval Europeans to resemble a crucifix. [8] The word brassica derives from bresic, a Celtic word for cabbage. [20] The varietal epithet capitata is derived from the Latin word for 'having a head'. [24]
Kulavruttantas are categorically published by family name, or surname, [1] and are usually in Marathi. [2] They usually document various aspects of that particular family's history, heraldry, the etymology of their name, ancestral land holdings, migration maps, and religious traditions. [3]
Cabbage plants Cruciferous vegetables are vegetables of the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) with many genera, species, and cultivars being raised for food production such as cauliflower , cabbage , kale , garden cress , bok choy , broccoli , Brussels sprouts , mustard plant and similar green leaf vegetables .
Watercress or yellowcress (Nasturtium officinale) is a species of aquatic flowering plant in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae. Watercress is a rapidly growing perennial plant native to Eurasia. It is one of the oldest known leaf vegetables consumed by humans.
The name Brassicaceae comes to international scientific vocabulary from Neo-Latin, from Brassica, the type genus, + -aceae, [16] a standardized suffix for plant family names in modern taxonomy. The genus name comes from the Classical Latin word brassica , referring to cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables .
Like all the other brassicas, broccoli was developed from the wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. oleracea), also called colewort or field cabbage. Etymology The word broccoli , first used in the 17th century , comes from the Italian plural of broccolo , which means "the flowering crest of a cabbage ", and is the diminutive form of brocco ...
Rapeseed (Brassica napus subsp. napus), also known as rape and oilseed rape, is a bright-yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family), cultivated mainly for its oil-rich seed, which naturally contains appreciable amounts of mildly toxic erucic acid. [2]
Kale (/ k eɪ l /), also called leaf cabbage, belongs to a group of cabbage (Brassica oleracea) cultivars primarily grown for their edible leaves; it has also been used as an ornamental plant. Description