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Brassica oleracea vs head cabbage

head cabbage vs Brassica oleracea

Brassica oleracea and head cabbage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Brassica oleracea Yes No No No
head cabbage Yes No No No
As nouns, head cabbage is a hyponym of Brassica oleracea; that is, head cabbage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Brassica oleracea:
  • Brassica oleracea: any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers
  • head cabbage: any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
Other hyponyms of Brassica oleracea include Brassica oleracea capitata, head cabbage plant.
Brassica oleracea (noun) head cabbage (noun)
wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe any of several varieties of cabbage having a large compact globular head; may be steamed or boiled or stir-fried or used raw in coleslaw
any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves
Difference between Brassica oleracea and head cabbage

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