Crambè

Crambè, a genus of Cruciferae, having a pod (silicula) of two unequal joints, of which the upper is globose and one-seeded, the lower abortive. C. maritima is well known as Sea-kale (q.v.). C. tartarica, of Eastern Europe, with much divided leaves and a great fleshy root, is cultivated in Roumania as cauliflower, and its root is eaten either boiled or in salads.