Aethionema

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Aethionema - Old World genus of the family Cruciferaegenus Aethionemadilleniid 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 relativesstone cress, stonecress - any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats