brassica

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

brassĭca: ae, f.,
I cabbage; of several varieties (much prized by the ancients, and freq. employed in medicine), Cato, R. R. 156 sq.; Col. 10, 127 sq. Schneid.; 11, 3, 23; Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 136 sq.; 20, 9, 33, § 78 sq.; Pall. Febr. 24, 7; id. Jun. 4; id. Sept. 13, 1; id. Aug. 5, 3; Veg. 3, 15, 12; Plin. Val. 4, 29; Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 26; Prop. 4 (5), 2, 44 al. (in Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120, perh. a gloss; v. Orell. N. cr.).—Plur.: brassĭcae, ārum, f., varieties of cabbage, Cato, R. R. 187, 3; Plin. 20, 9, 37, § 96.