brassicaceae

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brassicaceae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Brassicaceae \Brassicaceae\ n.
     a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers.
  
     Syn: Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae,
          mustard family.
          [WordNet 1.5]

brassicaceae - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Brassicaceae
      n 1: a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers;
           includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses,
           and their many relatives [syn: Cruciferae, family Cruciferae
           , Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae,
           mustard family]