Noun: mustard family 'mús-tu(r)d 'fa-mu-lee
- A large family of plants with four-petalled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
"Many common vegetables belong to the mustard family";
- Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae
Type of: dilleniid dicot family
Part of: order Papaverales, order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, Rhoeadales
Encyclopedia: Mustard family