HyperDic: stone_cress

English > 1 sense of the expression stone cress:
NOUNplantstone cress, stonecressany Old World herb of the genus Aethionema
English > stone cress: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats.
Synonymstonecress
Member ofAethionema, genus AethionemaOld World genus of the family Cruciferae
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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