rockcress

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

rock cress

rocket cress

Barbarea vulgaris

Sisymbrium barbarea

Etymology

From rock + cress.

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