cruciferous

adj
/kɹuˈsɪfəɹəs/

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants

    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.
  2. Bearing a cross.

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