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Definition of: brassicaceous
(bras′i·kā′shəs) adjective Bot.
Of, pertaining, or belonging to a genus (Brassica) of erect, tall, branched herbs of the mustard family, yielding many edible plants, as cabbages, turnips, and radishes. [<L brassica cabbage]
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