crucifer
English Thesaurus
1. any of various plants of the family Cruciferae (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
| definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cress, cress plant, |
| definition | : | any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | alliaria officinalis, garlic mustard, hedge garlic, jack-by-the-hedge, sauce-alone, |
| definition | : | European herb that smells like garlic (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | anastatica hierochuntica, resurrection plant, rose of jericho, |
| definition | : | small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | brassica oleracea, wild cabbage, |
| definition | : | wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | brassica oleracea, cabbage, cultivated cabbage, |
| definition | : | any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | brassica oleracea gemmifera, brussels sprout, |
| definition | : | plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | brassica oleracea botrytis, cauliflower, |
| definition | : | a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | brassica oleracea italica, broccoli, |
| definition | : | plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | brassica oleracea gongylodes, kohlrabi, |
| definition | : | plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | turnip plant, |
| definition | : | any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | brassica rapa ruvo, broccoli raab, broccoli rabe, |
| definition | : | plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | mustard, |
| definition | : | any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | brassica rapa pekinensis, celery cabbage, chinese cabbage, napa, pe-tsai, |
| definition | : | plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bok choi, bok choy, brassica rapa chinensis, chinese white cabbage, pak choi, pakchoi, |
| definition | : | Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | brassica perviridis, brassica rapa perviridis, spinach mustard, tendergreen, |
| definition | : | Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | camelina sativa, gold of pleasure, |
| definition | : | annual European false flax having small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely naturalized in North America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | capsella bursa-pastoris, shepherd's pouch, shepherd's purse, |
| definition | : | white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | radish, radish plant, |
| definition | : | a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | malheur wire lettuce, stephanomeria malheurensis, |
| definition | : | a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | cruciferous vegetable, |
| definition | : | a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts (noun.food) |
| member meronym | : | brassicaceae, cruciferae, family brassicaceae, family cruciferae, mustard family, |
| definition | : | a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives (noun.plant) |
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