also: うんたい
rape (plant); Chinese colza; yuntai
Refers to Brassica campestris, a plant cultivated for its oil-rich seeds. The term is technical or botanical; in everyday contexts, 油菜 (あぶらな) is more common.
See also: アブラナ
Yuntai is a plant of the Brassicaceae family, and oil is extracted from its seeds.
In this region, cultivation of yuntai is thriving.
Rare kanji spelling; the plant is more commonly written as 油菜 or in kana.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; very uncommon.
Hiragana spelling for the reading うんたい.
Katakana spelling for the reading うんだい; often used for plant names.
Katakana spelling for the reading うんたい; often used for plant names.
The kanji 蕓薹 are Chinese-derived characters used specifically for this plant; the reading うんだい/うんたい likely comes from Chinese yúntái.