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adjective
1.
bearing a cross.
2.
Botany. belonging to the Cruciferae, the mustard family of plants.
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Cruciferous
is always a great word to know.
So is bryophytes. Does it mean:
| phylum of green, nonvascular, seedless plants comprised of true mosses, hornworts and liverworts |
| composed of several cells |
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World English Dictionary
| 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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