'Cruciferae' definitions:
Definition of 'Cruciferae'
From: WordNet
noun
A large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives [syn: Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family]
Definition of 'Cruciferae'
From: GCIDE
- Cruciferae \Cruciferae\ n. a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers; the mustard family.
- Syn: family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family. [WordNet 1.5]