cruciferous

cruciferous

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹuˈsɪfəɹəs/

Adjective

cruciferous (not comparable)

1. (botany) Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
   • 2007 November, Elizabeth Drake, “Combine and conquer: Use these winning food pairings to protect your health”, in Men's Health, volume 22, number 9, ISSN 1054-4836, page 126:

     And cruciferous vegetables—broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage—are loaded with sulforaphane.

2. Bearing a cross.

Related terms

• crucifer
• Cruciferae

Translations

of, or relating to the crucifer plants

Bulgarian: кръстоцветен (krǎstocveten) Czech: košťálový m French: crucifère (fr) m or f Greek: σταυρανθής (el) m or f (stavranthís)

bearing a cross

French: crucifère (fr) m or f Greek: σταυροφόρος (el) m or f (stavrofóros)