brassicaceae(n = noun.plant) cruciferae, family brassicaceae, family cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives;
is a kind of dilleniid dicot family
is a member of order papaverales, order rhoeadales, papaverales, rhoeadales
a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers. [WordNet 1.5]