CRUCIFEROUS

cruciferous

(adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

cruciferous (not comparable)

(botany) Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.

Bearing a cross.

Source: Wiktionary


Cru*cif"er*ous (kr-sf"r-s), a. Etym: [L. crux, crucis, cross + - ferous: cf. F. crucif.]

1. Bearing a cross.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants which have four petals arranged like the arms of a cross, as the mustard, radish, turnip, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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