brassica

/ˈbræsɪkə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbræsɪkə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbra-si-kə How to pronounce brassica (audio)/ (ame, mw)

brassica — noun

1. a plant from the same crop group as cabbage, broccoli, kale, or mustard, especia

1.名詞C1
釋義

a plant from the same crop group as cabbage, broccoli, kale, or mustard, especially one grown in gardens or fields for food or seed

例句

Minh planted several brassicas beside the peas in the school garden.

plural count noun: plant several brassicas

A row of young brassicas wilted after the hot, dry weekend.

同義詞
  • crucifer

    an older or more technical label for a plant in the same broad group

  • cole crop

    a farming term mainly used for edible brassicas grown as vegetables

文法句型

a brassica

grow brassicas

protect brassicas from pests

用法筆記

Most common in gardening, farming, and food writing. This sense names individual plants or crops, so it is often plural when people talk about several rows or varieties.

常見錯誤

❌We planted three Brassica in the field.
✅We planted three brassicas in the field.
💡Use lowercase and a plural noun when you mean several plants, not the scientific genus name.
❌Broccoli is a brassica family.
✅Broccoli is a brassica.
💡This word can name one plant in the group, not the whole family.

2. the scientific plant genus that groups together crops such as cabbage, broccoli,

2.名詞C2
釋義

the scientific plant genus that groups together crops such as cabbage, broccoli, mustard, and turnip

例句

In biology class, Hiro learned that cabbage and broccoli belong to Brassica.

pattern: belong to Brassica

The museum label explained that Brassica contains many crops people eat every day.

Brassica + singular verb

同義詞
  • genus Brassica

    a more explicit scientific phrase for the same taxonomic group

文法句型

belong to Brassica

Brassica + singular verb

the genus Brassica

用法筆記

Used mainly in scientific or educational contexts. In this sense the word is often capitalized as Brassica and refers to the whole genus, not one plant in a field.

常見錯誤

❌This field is full of Brassica.
✅This field is full of brassicas.
💡The capitalized genus name refers to the scientific group, not the individual plants growing there.
❌Brassica are easy to grow in cool weather.
✅Brassicas are easy to grow in cool weather.' or 'Brassica is a genus of cool-weather crops.
💡Use a singular verb with the genus name.