Definition of Brassica napus

1. Noun. Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop.

Exact synonyms: Colza, Rape
Group relationships: Brassica, Genus Brassica
Generic synonyms: Mustard
Terms within: Rapeseed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brassica Napus

Branta leucopsis
Braque
Brasdor's method
Brasenia
Brasenia schreberi
Brasil
Brasilia

Literary usage of Brassica napus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"HHS,) Brassica napus. BUNION, Buny..n. BUXI'TES VI'NUM, (0»,,m,.) A wine, made by infusing the .... Brassica napus."

2. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"Of the cruciferous seeds utilized for oil and cattle food, not for condiments, common rape, also known as colza, (Brassica napus L.) is the best known in ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"(2) Brassica napus, Ij.—N. Line. EDS Gloss. C. 6. ... Brassica napus, L.—Prior, p. 51. Columbine. ..."

4. Origin of Cultivated Plants by Alphonse de Candolle (1885)
"Thirdly, the primitive slender-rooted form of Brassica napus, called Br. campestris, had probably from the beginning a more extended range, ..."

5. Origin of Cultivated Plants by Alphonse de Candolle (1886)
"The Brassica napus is in Welsh ... Thirdly, the primitive slender-rooted form of Brassica napus, called Br. ..."

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