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| cru·ci·fer [ krssəfər ] (plural cru·ci·fers) |
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1. plant with four-petaled flowers: a plant with long narrow seedpods, e.g. the cabbage, turnip, broccoli, or wallflower. Flowers: with four petals in the shape of a cross. Family Cruciferae.
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2. somebody carrying cross: somebody who bears a cross, especially in a Christian ceremony
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| [Mid-16th century. < ecclesiastical Latin< Latin cruc- "cross" + -fer "bearer"] |
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 cru·cif·er·ous adjective |
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