Cruciferous
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Possible uses of the adjective cruciferous:
Examples: broccoli, brussels sprouts.
Etymology of "cruciferous": having flowers with four equal petals arranged crosswise.
- Cruciferous plants of the family BrassicaceaeBrassicaceaeBrassicaceae, a medium sized and economically important family of flowering plants , are informally known as the mustards, mustard flowers, the crucifers or the cabbage family....
. - Edible plants of the Brassicaceae family, known as cruciferous vegetablesCruciferous vegetablesVegetables of the family Brassicaceae are called cruciferous vegetables. The vegetables are widely cultivated, with many genera, species, and cultivars being raised for food production such as cauliflower, cabbage, cress, bok choy, broccoli and similar green leaf vegetables...
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Examples: broccoli, brussels sprouts.
Etymology of "cruciferous": having flowers with four equal petals arranged crosswise.