cresswortn.
/ˈkrɛswəːt/ Botany.
A book-name for any plant of the family Cruciferæ.
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1854 J. Lindley School Bot. (new ed.) 32 Order V. Cruciferæ, or Brassicaceæ—Cressworts.
1882 Garden 24 June 439/3 Hutchinsia petræa is an early spring Cresswort.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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