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cruciferous

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cru⋅cif⋅er⋅ous

  [kroo-sif-er-uhs]
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–adjective
1. bearing a cross.
2. Botany. belonging to the Cruciferae, the mustard family of plants.

Origin:
1650–60; < LL crucifer crucifer; see -ous
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cru·ci·fer   (krōō'sə-fər)   
n.  

  1. One who bears a cross in a religious procession.

  2. Botany Any of various plants in the mustard family (Cruciferae or Brassicaceae), which includes the alyssum, candytuft, cabbage, radish, broccoli, and many weeds.


[Late Latin : Latin crux, cruc-, cross + Latin -fer, -fer.]
cru·cif'er·ous (-sĭf'ər-əs) adj.
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