Crŭ'ci-fer, n.
n. [Lat. crux, crucis, cross, and ferre, to bear.] (Bot.) A plant of the order Cruciferæ, having the four petals of its flower arranged so as to form a figure resembling a Maltese cross, whence the name.
n. [Lat. crux, crucis, cross, and ferre, to bear.] (Bot.) A plant of the order Cruciferæ, having the four petals of its flower arranged so as to form a figure resembling a Maltese cross, whence the name.