Cruciferae
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
Latin crux (“cross”) (from the shape of the flowers) + -ferae (“bearing”)
Proper noun
Cruciferae
- Brassicaceae. A taxonomic family within the order Brassicales – mustard or cabbage family.
Usage notes
- This is an accepted alternative name for Brassicaceae.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order