cruciferous

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.

[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 ).]

cru·cif′er·ous (-sĭf′ər-əs) adj.

cruciferous

(kruːˈsɪfərəs) adj (Plants) of, relating to, or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae. See crucifer¹

cru•cif•er•ous

(kruˈsɪf ər əs)

adj. 1. bearing a cross. 2. belonging to the Cruciferae, the mustard family of plants. [1650–60; < Late Latin]

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cruciferous - of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferaephytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants

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adj of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae

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