English Explanatory Dictionary

bittercress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket), a biennial herb native to Europe.
  2. Any plant of the Cardamine genus, especially Cardamine bulbosa and Cardamine hirsuta.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bittercress.wav

Word forms

bittercress bittercresses

Etymology

From bitter + cress.

Derived words

alpine bittercress American bittercress big western bittercress bittercress ragwort Blue Ridge bittercress Brewer's bittercress bulbous bittercress Carr's bittercress cliff bittercress Constance's bittercress coralroot bittercress hairy bittercress heartleaf bittercress Japanese bittercress largeseed bittercress limestone bittercress little western bettercress Long's bittercress narrowleaf bittercress Pennsylvania bittercress purple bittercress Richardson's bittercress roadside bittercress Saddle Mountain bittercress sand bittercress seaside bittercress serpentine bittercress small-leaf bittercress small mountain bittercress streambank bittercress Texas bittercress Willamette Valley bittercress woodland bittercress
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