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rock cress

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rock cress
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for arabis
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Noun1.rock cress - any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabisrock cress - any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis
rockcress
cress, cress plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
Arabis, genus Arabis - annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress
Arabis Canadensis, sicklepod - North American rock cress having very long curved pods
Arabis turrita, tower cress, tower mustard - European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis
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