Definition of brassicaceae Brassicaceae

We found 3 definitions of brassicaceae from 3 different sources.

What does brassicaceae mean?

Noun
brassicaceae - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
		Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family
		dilleniid dicot family family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
		order papaverales, order rhoeadales, papaverales, rhoeadales an order of dicotyledonous plants

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This is a family of plants including mustard, wasabi, and horseradish. They are are also called the mustard family, or cabbage family. Some plants in this family are hot when you eat them, so they are used as spices. All of them disturb the nose more than the tongue. Another group includea the cabbages, where there are broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. Another name for this family is Cruciferae.

The flowers of this family have four petals and look like a cross. The name cones from the genus in it, Brassica.