brassica

As a noun brassica

is any of many plants of the genus brassica , including cabbage, mustard and rapes.

As an adjective cruciferous is

(botany) of, or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.

As nouns the difference between beetroot and brassica

is that beetroot is a normally deep red coloured cultivar of the beet. A root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating while brassica is any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes.

As nouns the difference between brassica and diindolylmethane

is that brassica is any of many plants of the genus Brassica, including cabbage, mustard and rapes while diindolylmethane is the di-indolyl derivative of methane found in many brassicas; it has anticarcinogenic properties.