A general name for various species of Brassica; now esp. Rape (B. napus); also applied to Sea-Kale (Crambe maritima).

Either of two forms of Brassica napus, a plant related to the turnip but with smooth, glaucous leaves: (a) the navew, grown for its sweet…

Rape, Brassica napus, either (more fully †navew gentle) in the form grown for its sweet fleshy spindle-shaped root or (more fully wild navew) in its…

The form of rape, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, (more fully †navet gentle) grown for its edible root. Cf. navette, n.1, navew, n.

The rape plant itself, or a wild form of it. Cf. coleseed, n. 2.

The seed of Brassica campestris or Napus, variant oleifera, the source of ‘rape’ or ‘sweet’ oil; also the plant, cultivated for its seed.

= coleseed, n. 2. colza-oil n. the oil expressed from the seeds, much used for burning in lamps.

a variety of rape, Brassica napus, cultivated for its edible spindle-shaped root; (also) the root itself; = navew, n.