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单词 bittercress
释义

bittercress

[ bit-er-kres ]
/ ˈbɪt ərˌkrɛs /

noun

any cruciferous plant of the genus Cardamine, including the white-flowered hairy bittercress (C. hirsuta) of widespread distribution and the purple-flowered coralroot bittercress (C. bulbifera), predominantly of Finland.

Origin of bittercress

First recorded in 1855–60; bitter + cress

Words nearby bittercress

bitten, bitter, bitter apple, bitterbark, bitterbrush, bittercress, bitter end, bitterender, bitter herb, bitter lake, Bitter Lakes
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British Dictionary definitions for bittercress

bittercress
/ (ˈbɪtəˌkrɛs) /

noun

one of several perennial or annual plants of the genus Cardamine, that are related to lady's-smock, including hairy bittercress (C. hirsuta), a common weed resembling shepherd's purse, with which it is often confused: family: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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