rockcress
rockcress · rockcresses
Any of several similar genera of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae: in…Any of several similar genera of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae: in genera Arabis, with primarily Old World species; Arabidopsis (syn. Cardaminopsis), with primarily Old World species; and Boechera and Braya, with primarily North American species.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of several similar genera of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae: in genera Arabis, with primarily Old World species; Arabidopsis (syn. Cardaminopsis), with primarily Old World species; and Boechera and Braya, with primarily North American species.
More definitions
- any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis
- noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
Origin
From rock + cress.From rock + cress.
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Forms
plural: rockcressesSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis:rock cress
- noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium:yellow rocketrocket cressBarbarea vulgarisSisymbrium barbarea
Lessons for this word
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