bittercress

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English

Bittercress (Barbarea vulgaris)
Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta)

Etymology

From bitter +‎ cress.

Noun

bittercress (countable and uncountable, plural bittercresses)

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

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