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noun
A person who carries a cross in a religious procession, a cross bearer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A member of the family Cruciferae (Brassicaceae), the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cruciferous plant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: cress, cress plant, garlic mustard, hedge garlic, sauce-alone, jack-by-the-hedge, Alliaria officinalis, alyssum, madwort, rose of Jericho, resurrection plant, Anastatica hierochuntica, wild cabbage, Brassica oleracea, cabbage, cultivated cabbage, brussels sprout, Brassica oleracea gemmifera, cauliflower, Brassica oleracea botrytis, broccoli, Brassica oleracea italica, kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica oleracea acephala, kohlrabi, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, turnip plant, broccoli raab, broccoli rabe, Brassica rapa ruvo, mustard, Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, napa, pe-tsai, Brassica rapa pekinensis, bok choy, bok choi, pakchoi, pak choi, Chinese white cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis, tendergreen, spinach mustard, Brassica perviridis, Brassica rapa perviridis, gold of pleasure, Camelina sativa, shepherd's purse, shepherd's pouch, Capsella bursa-pastoris, radish plant, radish, malheur wire lettuce, Stephanomeria malheurensis
History
From Latin crucifer (“cross-bearer”), from crux (“cross”) + ferō (“to carry, bear”).
Across languages
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