NOUN | plant | rockcress, yellow rocket, rocket cress, Barbarea vulgaris, Sisymbrium barbarea | noxious cress with yellow flowers |
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plant | rockcress, rock cress | any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis |
Meaning | noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium. | |
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Synonyms | yellow rocket, rocket cress, Barbarea vulgaris, Sisymbrium barbarea | |
Part of | Barbarea, genus Barbarea | biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions |
Broader | weed | Any plant that crowds out cultivated plants |
Catalan | barbarea vulgaris |
Meaning | Any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis. | |
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Synonym | rock cress | |
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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