CRUCIFEROUS


Meaning of CRUCIFEROUS in English

/krooh sif"euhr euhs/ , adj.

1. bearing a cross.

2. Bot. belonging to the Cruciferae, the mustard family of plants. Cf. mustard family .

[ 1650-60; crucifer CRUCIFER; see -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .