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Cruciferous

//kɹuˈsɪfəɹəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard. not-comparable

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

  2. 2
    Bearing a cross. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae wordnet

Etymology

From Late Latin crucifer (“cross-bearing”) + -ous. By surface analysis, crucifer + -ous.

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