Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun family_cruciferae

1 sense of family cruciferae

Sense 1
Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family -- (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)
       => dilleniid dicot family -- (family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)