cruciferous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
Bearing a cross.

/kɹuˈsɪfəɹəs/

cruciferous

From Late Latin crucifer (“cross-bearing”) + -ous. By surface analysis, crucifer + -ous.

noncruciferous

crucifer Cruciferae

noncruciferous

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