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cruciferous (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Descriptive of the person who carries a cross in a religious procession: The priest was walking from the back of the church with the cruciferous symbol to the alter in front of the congregation of worshipers.
2. Descriptive of various plants in the mustard family (Cruciferae or Brassicaceae): The cruciferous plants include the cauliflower, the cabbage, horseradish, kale, broccoli, and similar green leaf vegetables.

The mustard family takes its alternate cruciferous name (Cruciferae, New Latin for "cross-bearing") from the shape of the flowers, in which four petals resemble a cross.

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