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Definition of Brassicaceae
1. Noun. A large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Order Papaverales, Order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, Rhoeadales
Member holonyms: Crucifer, Cruciferous Plant, Cress, Cress Plant, Watercress, Aethionema, Genus Aethionema, Alliaria, Genus Alliaria, Alyssum, Genus Alyssum, Arabidopsis, Genus Arabidopsis, Arabis, Genus Arabis, Armoracia, Genus Armoracia, Barbarea, Genus Barbarea, Berteroa, Genus Berteroa, Biscutella, Genus Biscutella, Brassica, Genus Brassica, Cakile, Genus Cakile, Camelina, False Flax, Genus Camelina, Capsella, Genus Capsella, Cardamine, Genus Cardamine, Dentaria, Genus Dentaria, Cheiranthus, Genus Cheiranthus, Cochlearia, Genus Cochlearia, Crambe, Genus Crambe, Descurainia, Genus Descurainia, Diplotaxis, Genus Diplotaxis, Genus Draba, Eruca, Genus Eruca, Erysimum, Genus Erysimum, Genus Heliophila, Genus Hesperis, Hesperis, Genus Iberis, Iberis, Genus Isatis, Isatis, Genus Lepidium, Lepidium, Genus Lesquerella, Lesquerella, Genus Lobularia, Lobularia, Genus Lunaria, Lunaria, Genus Malcolmia, Malcolmia, Genus Matthiola, Matthiola, Genus Nasturtium, Nasturtium, Genus Physaria, Physaria, Genus Pritzelago, Pritzelago, Genus Raphanus, Raphanus, Genus Rorippa, Rorippa, Genus Schizopetalon, Genus Sinapis, Sinapis, Genus Sisymbrium, Genus Stanleya, Stanleya, Genus Stephanomeria, Stephanomeria, Genus Subularia, Subularia, Genus Thlaspi, Thlaspi, Genus Thysanocarpus, Thysanocarpus, Genus Turritis, Turritis, Genus Vesicaria, Vesicaria, Wasabi
Derivative terms: Cruciferous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brassicaceae
Bratanek Bratislava Bratislavan Bratislavans Brattleboro Braun Braun's anastomosis Braun's holly fern Braune's valve Braunschweig | Braunschweiger Bravais lattice |
Literary usage of Brassicaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science and Art by Canadian Institute (1849-1914) (1860)
"It is remarkable that whilst analogies for the illustration of the structure of
brassicaceae have been sought—not always judiciously— from Papaveraceae and ..."
2. Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A Coastalfields ...by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate (2007)
"More information on the Cruciferae and brassicaceae is under the listing of
Cruciferae and brassicaceae. Watercress is native to Asia Minor and the ..."
3. Flora of Miami: Being Descriptions of the Seed-plants Growing Naturally on by John Kunkel Small (1913)
"brassicaceae. Capsules 1-celled : stamens when 6 not ... brassicaceae. MUSTARD FAMILY.
Herbs or partially woody plants, the sap watery. ..."
4. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1907)
"The morphology of this species has been studied by Wager f and Stevens. \ ON
brassicaceae : Arabis furcata S. Wats., Montana, ..."