cruciferous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae

WordNet

Cru*cif"er*ous adjective
Etymology
L. crux, crucis, cross + -ferous: cf. F. crucifre.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913