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cruciferous

/kɹuˈsɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
cru-cif-er-ous
IPA
/kɹuˈsɪfəɹəs/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.

adj

Bearing a cross.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin crucifer (“cross-bearing”) + -ous. By surface analysis, crucifer + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

noncruciferous

Frequently Paired Words

crucifer Cruciferae

Antonyms

noncruciferous

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous pestiferous

Questions

How do you pronounce cruciferous?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹuˈsɪfəɹəs/.
What does cruciferous mean?
Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.
Where does cruciferous come from?
From Late Latin crucifer (“cross-bearing”) + -ous. By surface analysis, crucifer + -ous.

How to pronounce cruciferous

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