CRUCIFEROUS

cruciferous. Cruciferous, a. carrying or having a cross

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Cru‐cif″er‐ous (kr?–s?f″?r–?s), a. [[L. crux, crucis, cross + -ferous: cf. F. crucif�re.]] 1. 1. Bearing a cross.
2. 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.