Brassicaceae Brassica • brassicaceous · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · Brassicaceae · · Text Latin · · Script 12 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives. Synonyms: Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · B latin capital letter b U+0042 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073