cruciferous
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin crucifer (“cross-bearing”) + -ous.[1][2] By surface analysis, crucifer + -ous.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]cruciferous (not comparable)
- (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.
- Bearing a cross.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of, or relating to the crucifer plants
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bearing a cross
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References
[edit]- ^ “cruciferous, adj.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “cruciferous, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
