Bitter cress Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic
    bittercress.

WordNet

Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp. C. amara.
Definitions
  1. . See under Bitter.

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