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bittercress

bittercress \bit"ter*cress\ n. any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except in the Antarctic.

Syn: bitter cress.

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bittercress

n. 1 (taxlink Barbarea vulgaris species noshow=1), a biennial herb native to Europe. 2 Any plant of the ''Cardamine'' genus, especially (taxlink Cardamine bulbosa species noshow=1) and (taxlink Cardamine hirsuta species noshow=1).

WordNet
bittercress

n. any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic [syn: bitter cress]

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Bittercress

Bittercress or Bitter-cress may refer to:

  • Barbarea vulgaris
  • Any plant in the Cardamine genus, especially Cardamine bulbosa, Cardamine hirsuta

Usage examples of "bittercress".

I shall fish, and instead of cooking our dreary rations, you shall gather berries, and some of that nice-looking bittercress that we spied growing beside the bog-pool a short way back along the trail.