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English noun: cruciferous plant

1. cruciferous plant (plant) any of various plants of the family Cruciferae


Synonymscrucifer


Broader (hypernym)herb, herbaceous plant


Narrower (hyponym)Alliaria officinalis, alyssum, Anastatica hierochuntica, bok choi, bok choy, borecole, Brassica oleracea, Brassica oleracea, Brassica oleracea acephala, Brassica oleracea botrytis, Brassica oleracea gemmifera, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, Brassica oleracea italica, Brassica perviridis, Brassica rapa chinensis, Brassica rapa pekinensis, Brassica rapa perviridis, Brassica rapa ruvo, broccoli, broccoli raab, broccoli rabe, brussels sprout, cabbage, Camelina sativa, Capsella bursa-pastoris, cauliflower, celery cabbage, Chinese cabbage, Chinese white cabbage, cole, colewort, cress, cress plant, cultivated cabbage, garlic mustard, gold of pleasure, hedge garlic, jack-by-the-hedge, kail, kale, kohlrabi, madwort, malheur wire lettuce, mustard, napa, pak choi, pakchoi, pe-tsai, radish, radish plant, resurrection plant, rose of Jericho, sauce-alone, shepherd's pouch, shepherd's purse, spinach mustard, Stephanomeria malheurensis, tendergreen, turnip plant, wild cabbage


Part holonymcruciferous vegetable


Member meronymBrassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family









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