crucifer

[kroo-suh-fer]

noun

a person who carries a cross, as in ecclesiastical processions.
Botany. a cruciferous plant.

Origin of crucifer

1565–75; < Late Latin, equivalent to Latin cruci- (stem of crux) cross + -fer -fer

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for crucifer

Historical Examples of crucifer

What fees were bestowed on his crucifer, marshall, and other servants.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness
Thomas Frognall Dibdin
A few new species of Crucifer and Astragalus were obtained on the ridge.
Western Himalaya and Tibet
Thomas Thomson
The flower and stamens and pistil of the Sea-kale, to illustrate the Crucifer.
Botany for Ladies
Jane Loudon
When reared in captivity it will thrive on other kinds of Crucifer.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series
Richard South
It lives in groups on the cabbages in gardens, and on many other Crucifer.
The Insect World
Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for crucifer

crucifer

noun

any plant of the family Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae), having a corolla of four petals arranged like a cross and a fruit called a siliqua. The family includes the brassicas, mustard, cress, and wallflower
a person who carries a cross

Derived Formscruciferous (kruːˈsɪfərəs), adjective

Word Origin for crucifer

C16: from Late Latin, from Latin crux cross + ferre to carry

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

crucifer in Science

crucifer

[krōō′sə-fər]

Any of various plants in the mustard family (Cruciferae or Brassicaceae), including many important food plants, such as bok choy, cabbage, and radishes, as well as certain ornamental flowers.