| NOUN | plant | rock cress, rockcress | any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis |
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| Meaning | Any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis. | |
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| Synonym | rockcress | |
| Member of | Arabis, genus Arabis | annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia |
| Narrower | sicklepod, Arabis Canadensis | North American rock cress having very long curved pods |
| tower cress, tower mustard, Arabis turrita | European cress having stiff erect stems | |
| Broader | cress, cress plant | Any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste |
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