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cruciferous

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11 lettersPronunciation /kɹuˈsɪfəɹəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ccefiorrsuuStarts with CEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae

Word origin

From Late Latin crucifer (“cross-bearing”) + -ous. By surface analysis, crucifer + -ous.

Used in a sentence

  • And cruciferous vegetables—broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage—are loaded with sulforaphane.

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