Arabis
noun
Ar·a·bis
ˈarəbə̇s
: a large genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) with white or purple flowers and flat siliques with nerved valves see sicklepod, tower mustard
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek arabid-, arabis, a brassicaceous plant, probably from Arab-, Araps Arab; from its ability to grow in rocky or sandy soil