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/kɹuˈsɪfəɹəs/ · adjective
(botany) Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard..
And cruciferous vegetables—broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage—are loaded with sulforaphane.
Use cruciferous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cruciferous means (botany) Of or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include noncruciferous.
And cruciferous vegetables—broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage—are loaded with sulforaphane.
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