Lepidium

Thesaurus

Noun

Lepidium - cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cressgenus Lepidiumdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsBrassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relativescommon garden cress, garden pepper cress, Lepidium sativum, pepper grass, pepperwort - annual herb used as salad green and garnish

Lepidium

a genus of plants of the family Cruciferae. They are annual, biennial, or perennial grasses; some are subshrubs. The small flowers are in racemous inflorescences. The petals are white; at times they are absent. The fruit is a silicle with two seeds. There are more than 150 species, distributed throughout the world except for the arctic regions. Approximately 35 species are found in the USSR, primarily in the southern part of the European USSR, the Caucasus, and Middle Asia. These plants generally grow in dry regions. The most common species are dittander (Lepidium latifolium) and the narrow-leaved pepperwort (L. ruderale). Dittander is used for salads and as a spice. Narrow-leaved pepperwort has a strong unpleasant odor and is sometimes used as an insect repellent. Another species that is often cultivated is garden cress (L. sativum).

Lepidium

Related to Lepidium: Lepidium sativum, Lepidium latifolium

noun

Synonyms for Lepidium

noun cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress

Synonyms

genus Lepidium

Related Words

dilleniid dicot genus
Brassicaceae
Cruciferae
family Brassicaceae
family Cruciferae
mustard family
common garden cress
garden pepper cress
Lepidium sativum
pepper grass
pepperwort