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rockcress

DEFINITIONS OF: rockcress

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n any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis

Synonyms:
rock cress
Types:
Arabis Canadensis, sicklepod
North American rock cress having very long curved pods
Arabis turrita, tower cress, tower mustard
European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis
Type of:
cress, cress plant
any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste

n noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium

Synonyms:
Barbarea vulgaris, Sisymbrium barbarea, rocket cress, yellow rocket
Type of:
weed
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
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