mustard family

mustard family

n.

A large family of herbs, the Cruciferae (Brassicaceae), characterized by pungent juice and four-petaled flowers arranged in a cross and including important vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, radishes, and watercress.

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mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae 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 crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae cress, cress plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste watercress - any of several water-loving cresses Aethionema, genus Aethionema - Old World genus of the family Cruciferae Alliaria, genus Alliaria - a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and white flowers and long siliques genus Alyssum, Alyssum - a genus of the family Cruciferae Arabidopsis, genus Arabidopsis - a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis Arabis, genus Arabis - annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress Armoracia, genus Armoracia - horseradish Barbarea, genus Barbarea - biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress Berteroa, genus Berteroa - hoary alyssum Biscutella, genus Biscutella - genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard Brassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. Cakile, genus Cakile - small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe Camelina, false flax, genus Camelina - annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia Capsella, genus Capsella - shepherd's purse Cardamine, genus Cardamine - bittercress, bitter cress Dentaria, genus Dentaria - usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus Cheiranthus, genus Cheiranthus - Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers Cochlearia, genus Cochlearia - a genus of the family Cruciferae Crambe, genus Crambe - annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages Descurainia, genus Descurainia - includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems Diplotaxis, genus Diplotaxis - wall rocket genus Draba - large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and Arctic regions Eruca, genus Eruca - annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region Erysimum, genus Erysimum - large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America genus Heliophila - genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs genus Hesperis, Hesperis - biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers genus Iberis, Iberis - Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft genus Isatis, Isatis - Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad genus Lepidium, Lepidium - cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress genus Lesquerella, Lesquerella - genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods genus Lobularia, Lobularia - sweet alyssum genus Lunaria, Lunaria - small genus of European herbs: honesty genus Malcolmia, Malcolmia - genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan genus Matthiola, Matthiola - genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals genus Nasturtium, Nasturtium - aquatic herbs genus Physaria, Physaria - small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods