also: うんたい
noun
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: 油菜
蕓薹はアブラナ科の植物で、種子から油を採る。
Yuntai is a plant of the Brassicaceae family, and oil is extracted from its seeds.
この地域ではウンダイの栽培が盛んだ。
In this region, cultivation of yuntai is thriving.
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.
油菜 is the common Japanese word for rape/colza; 蕓薹 is a rare, technical synonym.
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.