Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

crucifer

American  
[kroo-suh-fer] / ˈkru sə fər /

noun

  1. a person who carries a cross, as in ecclesiastical processions.

  2. Botany. a cruciferous plant.

crucifer British  
/ ˈkruːsɪfə, kruːˈsɪfərəs /

noun

  1. any plant of the family Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae ), having a corolla of four petals arranged like a cross and a fruit called a siliqua. The family includes the brassicas, mustard, cress, and wallflower

  2. a person who carries a cross

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
crucifer Scientific  
/ kro̅o̅′sə-fər /

  1. Any of various plants in the mustard family (Cruciferae or Brassicaceae), including many important food plants, such as bok choy, cabbage, and radishes, as well as certain ornamental flowers.

Other Word Forms

  • cruciferous adjective

Etymology

Origin of crucifer

1565–75; < Late Latin, equivalent to Latin cruci- (stem of crux ) cross + -fer -fer

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.