CRUCIFERAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cruciferae mean? 

• CRUCIFERAE (noun)
  The noun CRUCIFERAE has 1 sense:

1. a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives

  Familiarity information: CRUCIFERAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRUCIFERAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family

Hypernyms ("Cruciferae" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot family (family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Cruciferae"):

genus Pritzelago; Pritzelago (chamois cress)

genus Heliophila (genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs)

genus Hesperis; Hesperis (biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers)

genus Iberis; Iberis (Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft)

genus Isatis; Isatis (Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad)

genus Lepidium; Lepidium (cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress)

genus Lesquerella; Lesquerella (genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods)

genus Lobularia; Lobularia (sweet alyssum)

genus Lunaria; Lunaria (small genus of European herbs: honesty)

genus Malcolmia; Malcolmia (genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan)

genus Matthiola; Matthiola (genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals)

genus Nasturtium; Nasturtium (aquatic herbs)

genus Physaria; Physaria (small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods)

Erysimum; genus Erysimum (large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America)

genus Raphanus; Raphanus (radish)

genus Rorippa; Rorippa (annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica)

genus Schizopetalon (small genus of South American herbs grown for its flowers)

genus Sinapis; Sinapis (small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica)

genus Sisymbrium (genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds)

genus Stanleya; Stanleya (prince's plume)

genus Stephanomeria; Stephanomeria (malheur wire lettuce)

genus Subularia; Subularia (small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa)

genus Thlaspi; Thlaspi (herbs of temperate regions: pennycress)

genus Thysanocarpus; Thysanocarpus (small genus of herbs of upland regions of the Pacific coast of North America)

genus Turritis; Turritis (closely related to and often included in genus Arabis)

genus Vesicaria; Vesicaria (small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods)

wasabi (a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root)

genus Draba (large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and Arctic regions)

crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)

cress; cress plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste)

watercress (any of several water-loving cresses)

Aethionema; genus Aethionema (Old World genus of the family Cruciferae)

Alliaria; genus Alliaria (a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and white flowers and long siliques)

Alyssum; genus Alyssum (a genus of the family Cruciferae)

Arabidopsis; genus Arabidopsis (a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis)

Arabis; genus Arabis (annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress)

Armoracia; genus Armoracia (horseradish)

Barbarea; genus Barbarea (biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress)

Berteroa; genus Berteroa (hoary alyssum)

Biscutella; genus Biscutella (genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard)

Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)

Cakile; genus Cakile (small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe)

Camelina; false flax; genus Camelina (annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia)

Capsella; genus Capsella (shepherd's purse)

Cardamine; genus Cardamine (bittercress, bitter cress)

Dentaria; genus Dentaria (usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus)

Cheiranthus; genus Cheiranthus (Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers)

Cochlearia; genus Cochlearia (a genus of the family Cruciferae)

Crambe; genus Crambe (annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages)

Descurainia; genus Descurainia (includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems)

Diplotaxis; genus Diplotaxis (wall rocket)

Eruca; genus Eruca (annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region)

Holonyms ("Cruciferae" is a member of...):

order Papaverales; order Rhoeadales; Papaverales; Rhoeadales (an order of dicotyledonous plants)

Derivation:

cruciferous (of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae)

 Context examples 

Edible plants from the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae).

(Cruciferous vegetable, NCI Thesaurus)

Indole-3-carbinol, found in vegetables of the Cruciferae family, may inhibit mammary cell growth and exerts antiestrogenic activity; Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) and Schizandra chinensis may enhance some of the phase II detoxification enzymes; Calcium-D-glucarate and vitamin D3 may inhibit mammary cell growth; stinging nettle may exert its effect through its aromatase inhibiting activity; HMR lignans may have a beneficial effect on estrogen balance and levels.

(Indole-3-Carbinol/Calcium/Schizandra/Vitamin D3/Milk Thistle/Stinging Nettle/Lignan-Based Nutritional Capsule, NCI Thesaurus)

A naturally occurring, orally available cleavage product of the glucosinolate glucobrassicanin, a natural compound present in a wide variety of plant food substances including members of the family Cruciferae with antioxidant and potential chemopreventive properties.

(Indole-3-carbinol, NCI Thesaurus)