cruciferous
Use Cruciferous in a sentence
ər adjective
1.
bearing a cross.
2.
Botany. belonging to the Cruciferae, the mustard family of plants.
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| —n | |
| 1. | 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 wallflower |
| 2. | a person who carries a cross |
| [C16: from Late Latin, from Latin crux cross + ferre to carry] | |
| cruciferous | |
| —adj | |
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| cruciferous (kruːˈsɪfərəs) | |
| —adj | |
| See crucifer of, relating to, or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae | |
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Word Origin & History
cruciferous
1650s, from L.L. crucifer "cross-bearing," from L. crux (gen. crucis) "stake, cross." Originally in literal senses; botanical use (in ref. to a symmetrical arrangement of four petals) is from 1851.
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Best dietary sources are canola oil, cruciferous vegetables, and soybean oil.
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