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cruciferous, a.|kruːˈsɪfərəs|
[a. late L. crucifer cross-bearing + -ous.]
1. Bearing, wearing, or adorned with, a cross.
1656Blount Glossogr., Cruciferous, he that bears the Cross. 1670G. H. Hist. Cardinals iii. iii. 317 The Convent of the Cruciferous Fryers. 1875W. Maskell Ivories 30 The head of Christ with a cruciferous nimbus.
2. Bot. Belonging to the order Cruciferæ; bearing flowers with four equal petals arranged crosswise. Also said of the flowers or petals; = cruciate, cruciform.
1851Glenny Handbk. Fl. Gard. 25 The flowers being small, white, of the cruciferous form. 1868Duncan Insect World iii. 91 The cabbage and most of the cruciferous plants. |