crucifer

From Latin crucifer (“cross-bearer”), from crux (“cross”) + ferō (“I carry, bear”).

crucifer (plural crucifers)

1. (Christianity) A person who carries a cross in a religious procession, a cross bearer.
2. (botany) a member of the family Cruciferae, the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard

   Note: It is allowed to use Brassicaceae as an alternative and equivalent name for this family.

• (botany): arugula, cabbage, cauliflower, mustard greens, radish, spring greens, watercress

• cruciferous

• Ferrucci

From crux (“cross”) + ferō (“I carry, bear”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkru.ki.fer/, [ˈkrʊ.kɪ.fɛr]

crucifer m (genitive cruciferī); second declension

1. the cross-bearer, that is Jēsūs Chrīstus

Second declension, nominative singular in -er.

• crucifer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• crucifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• crucifer in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016