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CRUCIFERAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
Synonyms:
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family
Classified under:
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 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)
genus Pritzelago; Pritzelago (chamois cress)
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)
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)
genus Draba (large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and Arctic regions)
Eruca; genus Eruca (annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region)
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)
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)
