Cruciferous
Cruciferous Cru*cif"er*ous (kr[.u]*s?f"?r-?s), a. [L. crux,
crucis, cross + -ferous: cf. F. crucif[`e]re.]
1. Bearing a cross.
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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. [1913 Webster]
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- cruciferous — kru:ˈsɪfərəs прил.; бот. крестоцветный(ботаника) крестоцветныйcruciferous бот. крестоцветный… (Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь)
- cruciferous — adj. bot. крестоцветный… (Англо-русский словарь Мюллера)
- cruciferous — 1> _бот. крестоцветный… (Новый большой англо-русский словарь)
- Cruciferous — Possible uses of the adjective Cruciferous: Cruciferous plats of the family Brassicaceae. Edible plats of the Brassicaceae family, kow as Cruciferous VegetablesExamples: Broccoli, Brussels sproutsCruciferous vegetables ca potetially be… (Wikipedia)
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