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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Brassicales — the mustard or cabbage family. The alternative name is Cruciferae.

Etymologies

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Brassica +‎ -aceae

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Examples

  • Horseradish (Armoracia lapathifolia) is a member of the Brassicaceae (Mustard) Family.

    Brigitte Mars: 7 Herbs And Spices That Warm You Up 2009

  • Vegetation is dominated by ephemeral (annual) and ephemeroid (perennial) grasses and forbs, with dominant species belonging to Poaceae, Brassicaceae, Asteraceae, Caryophyllaceae, Boraginacaeae.

    Badkhiz-Karabil semi-desert 2008

  • Threats include introduced weeds (especially grasses, Iridaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Brassicaceae), grazing by introduced and domestic animals, and dieback (or root rot) caused by Phytophthora spp.

    Southwest Australia woodlands 2008

  • Soils made restive by solufluction support a restricted assemblage of plants (Saxifragaceae, Brassicaceae, and Corydalis) that are adapted to sliding on scree while stable sites support slow-growing turf-sedges, rosette plants like Saussurea involucrata, and a number of cushion growth forms.

    Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows 2008

  • August 9, 2008 at 12:28 pm sure! yoo said dat yoo has diabeetus in a message adn I sayed dat ther was a news report a few daiz or may b one oar two weeks about research results showing that a substance contained in broccoli and the other vegitables of the same family en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassicaceae has beneficial effect on diabetics.

    Kitteh see - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • A typically Central Asian composition of the Gissaro-Alai flora is expressed in predominance of Fabaceae (especially Astragalus spp.), Asteraceae (especially Cousinia spp.), Brassicaceae, Poaceae, Lamiaceae, various wild onions (Allium spp.), while the diversity of ferns, horsetails, sedges and willows is very limited.

    Gissaro-Alai open woodlands 2008

  • I also gave up on Brassicaceae due to cabbage whites.

    Interesting Insects « Fairegarden 2008

  • Other endemic species are Alpaminia and Weberbauera (Brassicaceae) and Mniodes (Asteraceae).

    Central Andean wet puna 2007

  • And reached for a more becoming candidate in the Brassicaceae oleracea family, like Brussels sprouts.

    Cream of Cauliflower Soup 2007

  • Broccoli is a plant of the Cabbage family, Brassicaceae

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