wintercress

English

noun
Definitions
  • Any of the genus Barbarea of small herbaceous biennial or perennial flowering plants with dark green, deeply lobed leaves and yellow flowers with four petals.

Etymology

Compound from English winter + English cress.

Origin

English

cress

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