CRUCIFER


Meaning of CRUCIFER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrü-sə-fər ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Latin cruc-, crux + -fer

Date: 1574

1. : one who carries a cross especially at the head of an ecclesiastical procession

2. : any of a family (Cruciferae syn. Brassicaceae) of plants including the cabbage, turnip, and mustard

• cru·cif·er·ous krü-ˈsi-f(ə-)rəs adjective

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