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    MUSTARD FAMILY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relativesplay

    Synonyms:

    Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("mustard family" is a kind of...):

    dilleniid dicot family (family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

    Meronyms (members of "mustard family"):

    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)

    genus Pritzelago; Pritzelago (chamois cress)

    genus Raphanus; Raphanus (radish)

    genus Rorippa; Rorippa (annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica)

    genus Schizopetalon (small genus of South American herbs grown for its flowers)

    genus Sinapis; Sinapis (small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica)

    genus Sisymbrium (genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds)

    genus Stanleya; Stanleya (prince's plume)

    genus Stephanomeria; Stephanomeria (malheur wire lettuce)

    genus Subularia; Subularia (small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa)

    genus Thlaspi; Thlaspi (herbs of temperate regions: pennycress)

    genus Thysanocarpus; Thysanocarpus (small genus of herbs of upland regions of the Pacific coast of North America)

    genus Turritis; Turritis (closely related to and often included in genus Arabis)

    genus Vesicaria; Vesicaria (small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods)

    wasabi (a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root)

    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)

    Alyssum; genus 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)

    Holonyms ("mustard family" is a member of...):

    order Papaverales; order Rhoeadales; Papaverales; Rhoeadales (an order of dicotyledonous plants)

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