rape (rap)

[ rappe, rape, turnip, G. LG. raap, rape; akin to IMG:content-1634.jpg:[blocks in formation] rap a, also rapum, a turnip, rape, άπυς, ῥάφυς, turnip; cf. Gr. ῥαφανίς, ῥαφάνη, a radish; ῥάφανος, a cabbage; root unknown.] 11. A turnip. Hall i well.-2. The colza, coleseed, or rape-seed, a cruciferous plant including the Bra ica campestris and B. Napus of Linnæus, the latter form now considered to be a variety, together with the common turnip, of B. campestris, which occurs in a wild state as a weed throughout Europe and Asiatic Ru ia. Of the two forms named, the former, sometimes called summer rape, has rough leaves, and the latter, called winter rape, smooth leaves. Rape is extensively grown in Europe in India for its oleaginous the source of rape-oil. It is also sown for its leaves, which are used as food for sheep, and are produced in gardens for use as a salad. rapes (rap), п. [ Til grapes to the pre e beo set Ther renneth no red wyn in rape . IMG:content-1635.png:[blocks in formation]