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Definition of Crambe
1. Noun. Annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, Family Brassicaceae, Family Cruciferae, Mustard Family
Member holonyms: Crambe Maritima, Sea Cole, Sea Kale
Definition of Crambe
1. an annual herb [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crambe
Literary usage of Crambe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gentleman's Magazine Library edited by George Laurence Gomme, Frank Alexander Milne, Lady A C Bickley, Mrs Alice Bertha Merck Gomme (1902)
"DH Kirkham Abbey, Castle Howard, and Crambe. [1815, Part I., pp. 201, 202.]
The scattered ruins of Kirkham Abbey are situated in a beautiful valley through ..."
2. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1880)
"... Crambe Tataria, Wulfen. From Southern Europe to the Orient. Perennial.
Likewise used for culinary purposes. According to Simmonds the large fleshy roots ..."
3. The River of Golden Sand: Being the Narrative of a Journey Through China and by William [John] Gill, Edward Colborne Barber, Henry Yule (1883)
"... eyes—The British Legation—Visit to the Temple of Heaven—A Chinese Fair— Crambe
Repetita—Chinese Dinners—Visit to the Summer Palace— Needless Havoc—Great ..."
4. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain by John Evans (1897)
"It was found at Crambe, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and is formed of an
oolitic shelly limestone, a material also used for the manufacture of celts in ..."
5. The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries and Improvements (1807)
"On the Cultivation (/ the Crambe Maritime o^Linne, or Sea Kale. ... from whose
pamphlet upon the Crambe Maritima, or Sea Kale, I first learnt how to grow ..."
6. Gentleman's Magazine Library edited by George Laurence Gomme, Frank Alexander Milne, Lady A C Bickley, Mrs Alice Bertha Merck Gomme (1902)
"DH Kirkham Abbey, Castle Howard, and Crambe. [1815, Part I., pp. 201, 202.]
The scattered ruins of Kirkham Abbey are situated in a beautiful valley through ..."
7. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1880)
"... Crambe Tataria, Wulfen. From Southern Europe to the Orient. Perennial.
Likewise used for culinary purposes. According to Simmonds the large fleshy roots ..."
8. The River of Golden Sand: Being the Narrative of a Journey Through China and by William [John] Gill, Edward Colborne Barber, Henry Yule (1883)
"... eyes—The British Legation—Visit to the Temple of Heaven—A Chinese Fair— Crambe
Repetita—Chinese Dinners—Visit to the Summer Palace— Needless Havoc—Great ..."
9. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain by John Evans (1897)
"It was found at Crambe, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and is formed of an
oolitic shelly limestone, a material also used for the manufacture of celts in ..."
10. The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries and Improvements (1807)
"On the Cultivation (/ the Crambe Maritime o^Linne, or Sea Kale. ... from whose
pamphlet upon the Crambe Maritima, or Sea Kale, I first learnt how to grow ..."