brassica
Ἒστιν ὃ μὲν χείρων, ὃ δ' ἀμείνων ἔργον ἕκαστον· οὐδεὶς δ' ἀνθρώπων αὐτὸς ἅπαντα σοφός. (Theognis 901f.) → One is worse, the other better at each deed, but no man is wise in all things.
Latin > English
brassica brassicae N F :: cabbage; cabbages (pl.), varieties of cabbage (L+S)
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
brassĭca,¹¹ æ, f., chou [légume] : Plin. 19, 136.
Latin > German (Georges)
brassica, ae, f. (griech. χράμβη), der Kohl, Plaut, Scriptt. r.r. u.a.: Plur. brassicae, Kohlarten Cato u. Plin.
Latin > Chinese
brassica, ae. f. :: 白菜。茄藍菜。黄芽白。 菘菜。— cernua 芥子。白芥子。
