crucifer

cru·ci·fer

C0773900 (kro͞o′sə-fər)n.1. One who bears a cross in a religious procession.2. A plant in the mustard family.

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[Late Latin : Latin crux, cruc-, cross + Latin -fer, -fer. Sense 2, from New Latin Cruciferae, alternative scientific name of the mustard family, from Late Latin crucifer (from the family's crosslike four-petaled flowers typically borne at the end of stalks ).]

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cru·cif′er·ous (-sĭf′ər-əs) adj.

crucifer

(ˈkruːsɪfə) n1. (Plants) any plant of the family Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae), having a corolla of four petals arranged like a cross and a fruit called a siliqua. The family includes the brassicas, mustard, cress, and wallflower2. a person who carries a cross[C16: from Late Latin, from Latin crux cross + ferre to carry]

cru•ci•fer

(ˈkru sə fər)

n. 1. a person who carries a cross, as in ecclesiastical processions. 2. a cruciferous plant. [1565–75; < Late Latin, = Latin cruci-, s. of crux cross + -fer -fer]

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crucifer - any of various plants of the family Cruciferaecruciferous plantcruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sproutsBrassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relativescress, cress plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent tasteAlliaria officinalis, garlic mustard, hedge garlic, jack-by-the-hedge, sauce-alone - European herb that smells like garlicalyssum, madwort - any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowersAnastatica hierochuntica, resurrection plant, rose of Jericho - small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moistwild cabbage, Brassica oleracea - wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal EuropeBrassica oleracea, cultivated cabbage, cabbage - any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowersBrassica oleracea gemmifera, brussels sprout - plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbagesBrassica oleracea botrytis, cauliflower - a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower budsBrassica oleracea italica, broccoli - plant with dense clusters of tight green flower budsborecole, Brassica oleracea acephala, cole, colewort, kail, kale - a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a headBrassica oleracea gongylodes, kohlrabi - plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stemturnip plant - any of several widely cultivated plants having edible rootsBrassica rapa ruvo, broccoli raab, broccoli rabe - plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shootsmustard - any of several cruciferous plants of the genus BrassicaBrassica rapa pekinensis, celery cabbage, Chinese cabbage, napa, pe-tsai - plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asiabok choi, bok choy, Brassica rapa chinensis, Chinese white cabbage, pak choi, pakchoi - Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leavesBrassica perviridis, Brassica rapa perviridis, spinach mustard, tendergreen - Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliageCamelina sativa, gold of pleasure - annual European false flax having small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North AmericaCapsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's pouch, shepherd's purse - white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weedradish plant, radish - a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible rootmalheur wire lettuce, Stephanomeria malheurensis - a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened speciesherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests