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St. Barbara's herb

DEFINITIONS OF: St. Barbara's herb

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n any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad

Synonyms:
scurvy grass, winter cress
Types:
American cress, American watercress, Barbarea praecox, Barbarea verna, Belle Isle cress, early winter cress, land cress
of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
Type of:
cress, cress plant
any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
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