About The Word Cruciferous
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Cruciferous
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What's The Definition Of Cruciferous?
[adj] (botany) of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cruciferous: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cruciferous: See Also | Cruciferous In Webster's Dictionary \Cru*cif"er*ous\ (kr?-s?f"?r-?s), a. [L. crux,
crucis, cross + -ferous: cf. F. crucif?re.]
1. Bearing a cross.
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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