st]_barbara[s_herb (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *St. Barbara's herb*:
NOUN	plant	St. Barbara's herb, winter cress, scurvy grass	any plant of the genus Barbarea

EnglishSt. Barbara's herb: 1 sense noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad.
Synonyms	winter cress, scurvy grass
Member of	Barbarea, genus Barbarea	biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions
Narrower	Belle Isle cress, early winter cress, land cress, American cress, American watercress, Barbarea verna, Barbarea praecox	Of southwestern Europe
Broader	cress, cress plant	Any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste

HyperDicEnglishST. B ... St. Barbara's herb