{"id":23684,"date":"2020-06-26T10:09:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T10:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=23684"},"modified":"2023-04-17T07:12:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T07:12:25","slug":"brassica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/brassica\/","title":{"rendered":"Brassica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Any plant of the genus Brassica of the mustard family, including broccoli and cabbage.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A fast-growing category of the mustard plant family, which also produces sulfur-based gases (a natural defense against certain fungi and insect pests). 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