cruciferous

As a noun brassica

is any of many plants of the genus brassica , including cabbage, mustard and rapes.

As an adjective cruciferous is

(botany) of, or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.

As adjectives the difference between cruciferous and crucigerous

is that cruciferous is (botany) of, or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard while crucigerous is bearing a cross; marked with the figure of a cross.

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective cruciferous is

(botany) of, or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.

As adjectives the difference between cruciferous and noncruciferous

is that cruciferous is (botany) of, or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard while noncruciferous is not cruciferous.

As an adjective cruciferous

is of, or relating to the crucifer plants or products from these plants; of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.

As a noun charlock is

any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard.