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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 crucifer1cru•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] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cruciferous - of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferaephytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants |
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