crambe

cram·be

 (krăm′bē)

n.

Any of certain Old World annual plants of the genus Crambe in the mustard family, cultivated for their seeds, which yield a useful oil.

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[Latin crambē, cabbage, from Greek krambē.]

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crambe

(ˈkræmbeɪ)

n

(Plants) any plant of the Crambe genus of the Brassicaceae family native to Europe, eastern Africa, and central and southern Asia

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Crambe - annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages genus Crambe dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives Crambe maritima, sea cole, sea kale - perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs

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