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Definition of Crucifer
1. Noun. Any of various plants of the family Cruciferae.
Terms within: Cruciferous Vegetable
Group relationships: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, Family Brassicaceae, Family Cruciferae, Mustard Family
Specialized synonyms: Cress, Cress Plant, Alliaria Officinalis, Garlic Mustard, Hedge Garlic, Jack-by-the-hedge, Sauce-alone, Alyssum, Madwort, Anastatica Hierochuntica, Resurrection Plant, Rose Of Jericho, Brassica Oleracea, Wild Cabbage, Brassica Oleracea, Cabbage, Cultivated Cabbage, Brassica Oleracea Gemmifera, Brussels Sprout, Brassica Oleracea Botrytis, Cauliflower, Brassica Oleracea Italica, Broccoli, Borecole, Brassica Oleracea Acephala, Cole, Colewort, Kail, Kale, Brassica Oleracea Gongylodes, Kohlrabi, Turnip Plant, Brassica Rapa Ruvo, Broccoli Raab, Broccoli Rabe, Mustard, Brassica Rapa Pekinensis, Celery Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Napa, Pe-tsai, Bok Choi, Bok Choy, Brassica Rapa Chinensis, Chinese White Cabbage, Pak Choi, Pakchoi, Brassica Perviridis, Brassica Rapa Perviridis, Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen, Camelina Sativa, Gold Of Pleasure, Capsella Bursa-pastoris, Shepherd's Pouch, Shepherd's Purse, Radish, Radish Plant, Malheur Wire Lettuce, Stephanomeria Malheurensis
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of Crucifer
1. n. Any plant of the order Cruciferæ.
Definition of Crucifer
1. Noun. (''Roman Catholic church'') a person who carries a cross in a religious procession ¹
2. Noun. (botany) a member of the family ''Cruciferae'', the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crucifer
1. one who carries a cross [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crucifer
Literary usage of Crucifer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"In 1905 ' the author described a fragment of a dorsal spine rai spine of from
Texas under the "name Z. crucifer. ..."
2. Pittonia by Edward Lee Greene (1901)
"STUDIES IN THE crucifer^.—IV. 1. New Species of LESQUERELLA. L. PRUINOSA.
Perennial, the crown of the root not branched, supporting a single tuft of leaves ..."
3. Descriptive Botany by Eliza Ann Youmans (1885)
"Any plant with these characters is a crucifer. These three characters are alone
sufficient to characterize a plant as cruciferous ; but they always ..."
4. The Gardeners' Dictionary: Describing the Plants, Fruits and Vegetables edited by George William Johnson (1877)
"... a flower; in reference to the custom of carrying the wallflower in the hand
for a nosegay. Nat. ord., crucifer» ..."
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