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Definition of Brassica napus
1. Noun. Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop.
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. ..."