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SCURVY GRASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
Synonyms:
scurvy grass; St. Barbara's herb; winter cress
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scurvy grass"):
American cress; American watercress; Barbarea praecox; Barbarea verna; Belle Isle cress; early winter cress; land cress (of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida)
Holonyms ("scurvy grass" is a member of...):
Barbarea; genus Barbarea (biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress)
Sense 2
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:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("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 ("scurvy grass" is a member of...):
Cochlearia; genus Cochlearia (a genus of the family Cruciferae)