Svensk definition
Ett stort släkte ätliga, korsblommiga växter med bl a den stora arten Brassica oleracea, som omfattar vitkål, blomkål, broccoli, brysselkål, kruskål och grönkål. Andra arter är rova (B. napa), kålrot (B. napobrassica), raps (B. napus) och senap (B. alba, B. junica, B. nigra).
Engelsk definition
A plant genus of the family Cruciferae. It contains many species and cultivars used as food including cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, kale, collard greens, MUSTARD PLANT; (B. alba, B. junica, and B. nigra), turnips (BRASSICA NAPUS) and rapeseed (BRASSICA RAPA).
Svenska synonymer
Kål — Broccoli — Blomkål
Engelska synonymer
Brussel Sprout — Collard Green — Collard Greens — Kale — Cauliflower — Broccoli — Cabbage — Cabbages