winter cress

winter cress

n.

Any of various herbs of the genus Barbarea of the mustard family, having yellow flowers and deeply lobed edible leaves.

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Noun	1.	winter cress - any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad St. Barbara's herb, scurvy grass cress, cress plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste Barbarea, genus Barbarea - biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress Barbarea praecox, Barbarea verna, Belle Isle cress, early winter cress, land cress, American cress, American watercress - of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
	2.	winter cress - cress cultivated for winter salads cress - pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs

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