CRUCIFERÆ
\kɹˈuːsɪfəɹə], \kɹˈuːsɪfəɹə], \k_ɹ_ˈuː_s_ɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ə]\
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kroo-sif'[.e]r-[=e], n. a natural order of exogenous plants (many edible), having a corolla of four petals arranged in the form of a cross.--n. CRUC'IFER, a cross-bearer in a procession.--adj. CRUCIF'EROUS (bot.), bearing four petals in the form of a cross. [L. crux, crucis, a cross, ferre, to bear.]
By Thomas Davidson
