â¢ MIRROR IMAGE (noun) The noun MIRROR IMAGE has 1 sense: 1. a likeness in which left and right are reversed. Familiarity information: MIRROR IMAGE used as a noun is very rare.
Brassica (/ËbraesÉ¨kÉ/) ËbrÃ¦sÉ¨kÉ is a genus of plants in the mustard (Family). Brassicaceae the members of the genus are informally known as cruciferous, vegetables, cabbages or mustard. plantrassica plants have been the subject of much scientific interest for their agricultural importance. Six particular species (B. carinata, B. juncea, B. oleracea, B. napus, B. nigra and B. rapa) evolved by the combining of chromosomes from three earlier species, as described by the Triangle of U theory.
Gai lan (also written as kai-lan; Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) is the Chinese name for a vegetable that is also known as Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale. It is a leaf vegetable featuring thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems with flower heads, similar to but much smaller than broccoli. Broccoli and gai lan belong to the same species Brassica oleracea, but gai lan is in the group alboglabra (from Latin albus white and glabrus hairless). Its flavor is very similar to that of broccoli, but slightly more bitter. It is also noticeably stronger. 1 Hybrids.