mustard family
- noun
- /ˈmʌstərd ˈfæmɪli/
- Specialized
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familia de la mostaza
- The mustard family includes various plants like turnips and cresses, known for their four-petaled flowers.
Examples
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Those include members of the Brassicaceae family, like cabbage and cauliflower, and the mustard family, like canola and crambe.
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But the mustard family, including Arabidopsis, is different from other eudicots.
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Thus, the evolutionary history of the AP1 homologues shows that the A part of the ABC model may exist only in the mustard family.
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Bearing tiny, white, radially symmetrical flowers, this small member of the mustard family is the workhorse of gene research in plants.
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Oddly, the species that serves as an experimental model for the entire plant kingdom appears to be unique in having A genes (a condition it most likely shares with other members of the mustard family).
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According to the National Institutes of Health, this member of the mustard family is the model organism for studies of the cellular and molecular biology of flowering plants.
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In species outside the mustard family, when AP1 homologues are inactivated, only the sepals, and not the petals, often fail to form properly.
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Horseradish is a well-known member of the mustard family that adds flavor to many dishes.
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Broccoli is a nutritious vegetable that belongs to the mustard family, which also includes cabbage.
Synonyms
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A family of plants that includes vegetables like cabbage and broccoli
A family of plants that includes vegetables like cabbage and broccoli
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'mustard' (a plant) with 'family' (a group or taxonomic grouping): 'mustard family' naturally denotes the group of plants related to mustard. The 'X family' composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and thus a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer it refers to the plant family (e.g., cabbages, broccoli) related to mustard.
Etymology
Mustard family is named after the common plant mustard. People who study plants use family to mean a 'group' of similar or 'related' plants, so the name helps you remember it includes vegetables like cabbage, broccoli, and turnips.