bittercress

noun

Etymology

From bitter + cress.

  1. inherited from *krasjô — “cress
  2. inherited from *krassjō
  3. inherited from cressa
  4. inherited from cresse
  5. compounded as bittercress — “bitter + cress

Definitions

  1. Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket), a biennial herb native to Europe.

  2. Any plant of the Cardamine genus, especially Cardamine bulbosa and Cardamine hirsuta.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA