cruciferous
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cruciferous
- /kɹuˈsɪfəɹəs/
Rhymes with -ɪfəɹəs
Where it comes from
From Late Latin crucifer (“cross-bearing”) + -ous. By surface analysis, crucifer + -ous.
adjective
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Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
And cruciferous vegetables—broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage—are loaded with sulforaphane.
Opposite: noncruciferous
- Bearing a cross.
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adj of, or relating to the crucifer plants
| Français | crucifère |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | σταυρανθής stavranthís |
adj bearing a cross
| Français | crucifère |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | σταυροφόρος stavrofóros |
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title = {cruciferous},
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