Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who bears a cross in a religious procession.
- noun A plant in the mustard family.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cross-bearer; specifically, one who carries a large cross in ecclesiastical processions.
- noun In botany, a plant of the order Cruciferæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) Any plant of the family
Cruciferæ .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Roman Catholic church a person who carries a
cross in areligious procession - noun botany a member of the family
Cruciferae , the cabbagefamily , includingcabbage andmustard
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In contrast to the extensive study of species with persistent endosperm, little is known about the global gene expression pattern in the endosperm of exalbuminous seed species such as crucifer oilseeds.
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Still Hyla crucifer has yet to commence chorusing here but any day now.
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You may be chosen to light the candles, or be the crucifer, who carries the brass cross up the aisle.
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A cope is worn by the celebrant, and dalmatics by the assistant ministers; while the two thurifers, crucifer and taperers have girdled albs and dalmatics.
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Closer to home, now is also the season for cauliflower, that ubiquitous and often tasteless white hunk of crucifer you're used to getting throughout the year.
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Closer to home, now is also the season for cauliflower, that ubiquitous and often tasteless white hunk of crucifer you're used to getting throughout the year.
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Horseradish is a member of the crucifer family, along with radishes, turnips and mustard.
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Closer to home, now is also the season for cauliflower, that ubiquitous and often tasteless white hunk of crucifer you're used to getting throughout the year.
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Closer to home, now is also the season for cauliflower, that ubiquitous and often tasteless white hunk of crucifer you're used to getting throughout the year.
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Closer to home, now is also the season for cauliflower, that ubiquitous and often tasteless white hunk of crucifer you're used to getting throughout the year.
super-logos commented on the word crucifer
very Episcopalian
August 13, 2008