Cruciferous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cruciferous \Cru*cif"er*ous\ (kr[.u]*s?f"?r-?s), a. [L. crux,
     crucis, cross + -ferous: cf. F. crucif[`e]re.]
     1. Bearing a cross.
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     2. (Bot.) 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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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