brassicaceous

[bras-i-key-shuh s]

adjective

belonging to the plant family Brassicaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Cruciferae.

Compare mustard family.

Origin of brassicaceous

< New Latin Brassicace(ae) family name (see brassica, -aceae) + -ous

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