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wild cabbage

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Noun1.wild cabbage - wild original of cultivated cabbageswild cabbage - wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe
Brassica oleracea
crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
Brassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
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It is believed that the wild cabbage was brought to Europe around 600 B.
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The family has over 390 genera and 3,000 species plus countless varieties developed over the centuries from wild species still found around Britain today, like the wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea), turnip (Brassica rapa), sea kale (Crambe maritime), wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) and white mustard (Sinapsis alba), the mustard of "mustard and cress".
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Broccoli and cauliflower are nothing more than two varieties of a remarkable plant species known simply as wild cabbage (Brassica oleracea).
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