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- (rāp) [L. rapum] Brassica napus, an edible plant whose seeds are the source of rapeseed oil.
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broccoliraab — broccoli raab or broccoli rabe (räb) n. A vegetable plant (Brassica rapa) related to the turnip and grown for its pungent leafy shoots. Also called rapini. [Italian broccoli di rapa: broccoli, pl. diminutive of brocco, sprout, shoot; see… … Universalium
oil-seedrape — oil seed rape (oilʹsēd ) n. See rape2. * * * … Universalium
coleseed — /kohl seed /, n. 1. the seed of the rape. 2. rape2. [bef. 1000; ME; OE cawel saed. See COLE, SEED] * * * … Universalium
colza — /kol zeuh, kohl /, n. rape2. [1705 15; < F < D koolzaad, equiv. to kool COLE + zaad SEED] * * * … Universalium
kohlrabi — /kohl rah bee, rab ee, kohl rah bee, rab ee/, n., pl. kohlrabies. a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation. Also called stem cabbage, turnip cabbage. [1800 10; < G < It… … Universalium
rampion — /ram pee euhn/, n. 1. a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad. 2. any related plant of the genus Phyteuma, having heads or spikes of blue flowers. [1565 75; prob. alter. of MF… … Universalium
rape — rape1 rapable, rapeable, adj. rapist, raper, n. /rayp/, n., v., raped, raping. n. 1. the unlawful compelling of a woman through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse. 2. any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person. 3 … Universalium
rapeseed — /rayp seed /, n. 1. the seed of the rape. 2. the plant itself. [1525 35; RAPE2 + SEED] * * * … Universalium
rapini — /ra pee nee/, n. the leaves of the turnip, Brassica rapa, eaten cooked or raw as greens. Also, rappini. [perh. < It, pl. of rapino a plant of the genus Erysimum, perh. orig. dim. of rapa RAPE2] * * * … Universalium
ravioli — /rav ee oh lee, rah vee /; It. /rddah vyaw lee/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) small cases of pasta, often square, stuffed with a filling, usually of meat or cheese, and often served with a tomato sauce. [1835 45; < It, pl. of dial. raviolo… … Universalium
