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cruciferous

cru·cif·er·ous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kroo-sif-er-uh s]
    • /kruˈsɪf ər əs/
    • /kruː.ˈsɪ.fə.rəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kroo-sif-er-uh s]
    • /kruˈsɪf ər əs/

Definitions of cruciferous word

  • adjective cruciferous of, relating to, or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae 3
  • adjective cruciferous bearing a cross. 1
  • adjective cruciferous Botany. belonging to the Cruciferae, the mustard family of plants. 1
  • noun cruciferous (botany) Of, or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard. 1
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Origin of cruciferous

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Late Latin crucifer crucifer; see -ous

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Parts of speech for Cruciferous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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cruciferous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • broccoli

    Broccoli is a vegetable with green stalks and green or purple tops.

  • clubroot

    a disease of cabbages and related plants, caused by the fungus Plasmodiophora brassicae, in which the roots become thickened and distorted

  • diamondback moth

    a small moth Plutella xylostella that has diamond-shaped markings on the underside of its front wings that are visible when the wings are folded

  • harlequin bug

    a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants.

  • hedge garlic

    an erect, cruciferous herb, Sisymbrium officinale, having a garlicky odor.

  • tetradynamous

    having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
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