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COMMON SCURVY GRASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
Synonyms:
Cochlearia officinalis; common scurvy grass; scurvy grass
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("common scurvy grass" is a kind of...):
cress; cress plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste)
Holonyms ("common scurvy grass" is a member of...):
Cochlearia; genus Cochlearia (a genus of the family Cruciferae)