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Arabis
arabis (ˈærəbɪs) n1. (Plants) any plant of the annual or perennial genus Arabis, some of which form low-growing mats with downy grey foliage and white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers). Also called: rock cress 2. (Botany) any plant of the annual or perennial genus Arabis, some of which form low-growing mats with downy grey foliage and white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers). Also called: rock cress [New Latin, from Greek arabis (fem) of Arabia]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Arabis - annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcressgenus Arabisdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsBrassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relativesrock cress, rockcress - any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus ArabisArabis Canadensis, sicklepod - North American rock cress having very long curved podsArabis turrita, tower cress, tower mustard - European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis |
Arabis
Arabis rock cress), a genus of annual and perennial herbs of the family Cruciferae. The plants have entire leaves, and their flowers are usually white, pink, or lilac. The fruit is a silique. There are more than 100 species, distributed mainly in the temperate belt of the northern hemisphere and in the mountains of tropical Africa. The USSR has approximately 40 species, which grow primarily in the mountains, along dry slopes, and in dry meadows, steppes, and the tundra. The wall rock cress (A. caucasica) and some other species are nectiferous. A number of species, such as the mountain rock cress (A. alpina) and the wall rock cress, are raised as ornamentals. Arabis
Related to Arabis: Erebus, AubrietaSynonyms for Arabisnoun annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcressSynonymsRelated Words- dilleniid dicot genus
- Brassicaceae
- Cruciferae
- family Brassicaceae
- family Cruciferae
- mustard family
- rock cress
- rockcress
- Arabis Canadensis
- sicklepod
- Arabis turrita
- tower cress
- tower mustard
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