pen·ny·cress

(pĕn′ē-krĕs′)

Any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi of the mustard family, having small round flattened seedpods, especially the Eurasian species T. arvense, a weed naturalized throughout North America.

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pennycress

(ˈpɛnɪˌkrɛs)

(Plants) any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi of temperate Eurasia and North America, typically having small white or mauve flowers and rounded or heart-shaped leaves: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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Noun

pennycress - any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi

genus Thlaspi, Thlaspi - herbs of temperate regions: pennycress

fanweed, field pennycress, French weed, mithridate mustard, penny grass, stinkweed, Thlaspi arvense - foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America

weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

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