Brassica is a botanical Latin name for the mustardspice. Specifically, it's the name of the genus to which mustards tend to belong. A genus refers to a biological division that's lower than a family and higher than a species. It groups organisms that have similar body structures, that resemble each other in general form and shape. In a way, an equivalent is the use of a last name by a group of individuals who are related and more or less look like one another.
But there are other plants that share that genus name. For example, the scientific name Brassica napus refers to turnip. The name Brassica oleracea refers to cabbage, cauliflower, and wild mustard. The name Brassica rapa refers to rapeseed.
Mustard is of the brassica family.
Mustard, most likely, although the Latin word 'brassica' originally meant 'cabbage.'
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Brassica Pekinensis
Brassica Oleracea
The mustard plant is any of several plant species in the genera Brassica and Sinapis. Examples are Sinapis Herta, Brassica Juncea, Brassica Nigra,
The binomial name for Brassica, which includes popular vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts, is Brassica oleracea.
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Brassica nigraBrassica nigra is called rai & Brassica juncea is mustard
the scientific name of pechay is 'Brassica rapa'
Brassica oleracea it is part of the Brassicaceae family
The type of fruit that a brassica plant has is dry and splits open when it becomes ripe. Examples of brassica plants are cabbage, broccoli and turnips.