CRUCIFEROUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cruciferous mean? 

• CRUCIFEROUS (adjective)
  The adjective CRUCIFEROUS has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae

  Familiarity information: CRUCIFEROUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRUCIFEROUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Cruciferae

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

Cruciferae (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)

Derivation:

Cruciferae (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)

 Context examples 

Some consider the flavor of cruciferous plants their strongest attribute.

(Is a milder mustard on the way?, National Science Foundation)

An orally bioavailable microencapsulated formulation of diindolylmethane, an indole phytonutrient found in cruciferous vegetables, with estrogen-modulating, antiandrogenic, and potential antineoplastic activities.

(Oral Microencapsulated Diindolylmethane, NCI Thesaurus)

These compounds are anionic sulfur-containing glucosides, produced as secondary metabolites by plants of the order Brassicales, which includes cruciferous vegetables.

(Glucosinolate, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a naturally occurring compound found in some cruciferous vegetables.

(PEITC, NCI Dictionary)

A cruciferous vegetable extract with potential chemopreventive activities.

(Broccoli sprout extract, NCI Thesaurus)

Sulforaphane is found in a variety of cruciferous vegetables, and was first identified as a 'chemoprotective' substance decades ago.

(Key to Treating Schizophrenia May Be Found in Broccoli, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

An isothiocyanate found in cruciferous vegetables with chemopreventive and potential antitumor activities.

(Phenethyl isothiocyanate, NCI Thesaurus)

It is found in cruciferous vegetables.

(Indole-3-carbinol, NCI Dictionary)

A phytonutrient and plant indole found in cruciferous vegetables including broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and kale, with potential anti-androgenic and antineoplastic activities.

(Diindolylmethane, NCI Thesaurus)

DIM is found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, and kale.

(DIM, NCI Dictionary)