crucifer
/ˈkruːsɪfə
/noun
1 Botany A cruciferous plant, with four petals arranged in a cross.The diamond back moth, Plutella xylostella is much cause for concern as a pest of crucifers, that is plants such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and canola....
- Among plants, the small crucifer Arabidopsis thaliana has an increasingly important role as a developmental model for flowering plants, especially in relation to the genetic basis of plant development.
- Black Rot is a devastating fungal disease which infects many vegetable species, especially crucifers.
2A person carrying a cross or crucifix in a procession.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from Christian Latin, from Latin crux, cruc- 'cross'.
Rhymes
- pocket-picking
- pocket-piece
- pocket pistol
- pocket plum
- pocket pool
- pocket protector
- pocket rocket
- pocket rot
- pocket-size
- pocket-sized
- pocket stay
- pocket T
- pocketta-pocketta
- pocket tee
- pocket T-shirt
- pocketty
- pocket valley
- pocket Venus
- pocket veto
- pocket watch
- pockety
- pockety-pockety
- pockiness
- pocking
- pockish