cress plant

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cress plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent tastecressBrassicaceae, 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 relativescrucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferaewatercress - any of several water-loving cressesArabidopsis thaliana, mouse-ear cress - a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was describedArabidopsis lyrata - a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thalianarock cress, rockcress - any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus ArabisArabis glabra, tower cress, tower mustard, Turritis glabra - or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout EuropeSt. Barbara's herb, winter cress, scurvy grass - any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter saladbitter cress, bittercress - any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except AntarcticCochlearia officinalis, common scurvy grass, scurvy grass - a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin Ccommon garden cress, garden pepper cress, Lepidium sativum, pepper grass, pepperwort - annual herb used as salad green and garnish