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Related to crambe: Crambe maritima, Crambe abyssinica
cram·be
(krăm′bē)n.
Any of certain Old World annual plants of the genus Crambe in the mustard family, cultivated for their seeds, which yield a useful oil.
[Latin crambē, cabbage, from Greek krambē.]
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crambe
(ˈkræmbeɪ)n
(Plants) any plant of the Crambe genus of the Brassicaceae family native to Europe, eastern Africa, and central and southern Asia
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Noun | 1. | Crambe - annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives Crambe maritima, sea cole, sea kale - perennial of coastal sands and shingles of northern Europe and Baltic and Black Seas having racemes of small white flowers and large fleshy blue-green leaves often used as potherbs |
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