cruciferous

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹuˈsɪfəɹəs/
• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

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.

   Antonym: noncruciferous

   • 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, page 126:

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

2. Bearing a cross.

Derived terms

• noncruciferous

 

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)