Definition of Family brassicaceae

1. Noun. A large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives.

Exact synonyms: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, Family Cruciferae, Mustard Family
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Order Papaverales, Order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, Rhoeadales
Member holonyms: Crucifer, Cruciferous Plant, Cress, Cress Plant, Watercress, Aethionema, Genus Aethionema, Alliaria, Genus Alliaria, Alyssum, Genus Alyssum, Arabidopsis, Genus Arabidopsis, Arabis, Genus Arabis, Armoracia, Genus Armoracia, Barbarea, Genus Barbarea, Berteroa, Genus Berteroa, Biscutella, Genus Biscutella, Brassica, Genus Brassica, Cakile, Genus Cakile, Camelina, False Flax, Genus Camelina, Capsella, Genus Capsella, Cardamine, Genus Cardamine, Dentaria, Genus Dentaria, Cheiranthus, Genus Cheiranthus, Cochlearia, Genus Cochlearia, Crambe, Genus Crambe, Descurainia, Genus Descurainia, Diplotaxis, Genus Diplotaxis, Genus Draba, Eruca, Genus Eruca, Erysimum, Genus Erysimum, Genus Heliophila, Genus Hesperis, Hesperis, Genus Iberis, Iberis, Genus Isatis, Isatis, Genus Lepidium, Lepidium, Genus Lesquerella, Lesquerella, Genus Lobularia, Lobularia, Genus Lunaria, Lunaria, Genus Malcolmia, Malcolmia, Genus Matthiola, Matthiola, Genus Nasturtium, Nasturtium, Genus Physaria, Physaria, Genus Pritzelago, Pritzelago, Genus Raphanus, Raphanus, Genus Rorippa, Rorippa, Genus Schizopetalon, Genus Sinapis, Sinapis, Genus Sisymbrium, Genus Stanleya, Stanleya, Genus Stephanomeria, Stephanomeria, Genus Subularia, Subularia, Genus Thlaspi, Thlaspi, Genus Thysanocarpus, Thysanocarpus, Genus Turritis, Turritis, Genus Vesicaria, Vesicaria, Wasabi
Derivative terms: Cruciferous

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Brassicaceae

family Blenniidae
family Boidae
family Boletaceae
family Bombacaceae
family Bombycidae
family Bombycillidae
family Bombyliidae
family Boraginaceae
family Bothidae
family Bovidae
family Bradypodidae
family Bramidae
family Branchiobdellidae
family Branchiostegidae
family Branchiostomidae
family Brevicipitidae
family Bromeliaceae
family Brotulidae
family Bruchidae
family Bryaceae
family Buccinidae
family Bucconidae
family Bucerotidae
family Bufonidae
family Burhinidae
family Burmanniaceae
family Burseraceae
family Buxaceae
family Cactaceae

Literary usage of Family brassicaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"... alba L. Mustard family ( Brassicaceae i. Sinapis alba; white mustard; yellow mustard. Annual herb, about 2 feet in height, naturalized from Europe, ..."

2. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1907)
"The botanical name of the cabbage is Brassica oleracea L. and it belongs to the family Brassicaceae. It is a plant which is indigenous to both Europe and ..."

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