| NOUN | plant | winter cress, St. Barbara's herb, scurvy grass | any plant of the genus Barbarea |
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| food | winter cress | cress / cress cultivated for winter salads |
| Meaning | Any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad. | |
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| Synonyms | St. Barbara's herb, 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 |
| Meaning | cress / cress cultivated for winter salads. | |
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| Broader | cress | pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs |
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