Associations to the word «Rockcress»

Wiktionary

ROCKCRESS, noun. Any of several similar genera of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae: Arabis, with primarily Old World species; Arabidopsis, with primarily European species; and Boechera, with primarily North American species.

Dictionary definition

ROCKCRESS, noun. Noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium.
ROCKCRESS, noun. Any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis.

Wise words

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