noun
1. a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
• Syn: ↑common scurvy grass, ↑Cochlearia officinalis
• Hypernyms: ↑cress, ↑cress plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cochlearia, ↑genus Cochlearia
2. any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
• Syn: ↑winter cress, ↑St. Barbara's herb
• Hypernyms: ↑cress, ↑cress plant
• Hyponyms:
↑Belle Isle cress, ↑early winter cress, ↑land cress, ↑American cress, ↑American watercress, ↑Barbarea verna, ↑Barbarea praecox
• Member Holonyms: ↑Barbarea, ↑genus Barbarea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.