Cruciferae cruciferae • cruciferous · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · Cruciferae · · Text Latin · · Script 10 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives. Synonyms: family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · C latin capital letter c U+0043 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 i latin small letter i U+0069 r latin small letter r U+0072 u latin small letter u U+0075