Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cruciferous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cruciferous \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cruciferous
adj : (botany) of or relating to or belonging to the plant family
Cruciferae
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