crucífero, ra.
1. adj. poét. It takes, or has the insignia of the cross.
2. adj. Bot. It is said of dicotyledonous flowering plants that have alternate leaves, four sepals in two rows, cruciform corolla, stamens greenish gland at its base and seeds without albumen; e.g., the wallflower, the watercress, cabbage, turnip and mustard. U t. c. s. f.
3. m. cruise (? to carry the cross in front of the archbishops).
d. religious of the extinct order of Santa Cruz.5. f. pl. Bot. The plant family cruciferous.
OrRTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
