winter cress

n. Any of various herbs of the genus Barbarea of the mustard family, having yellow flowers and deeply lobed edible leaves.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	winter cress - any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter saladSt. Barbara's herb, scurvy grasscress, cress plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent tasteBarbarea, genus Barbarea - biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cressBarbarea praecox, Barbarea verna, Belle Isle cress, early winter cress, land cress, American cress, American watercress - of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
	2.	winter cress - cress cultivated for winter saladscress - pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs

winter cress

upland cress,

species of Barbarea, herbs of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustardmustard,
common name for the Cruciferae, or Brassicaceae, a large family chiefly of herbs of north temperate regions. The easily distinguished flowers of the Cruciferae have four petals arranged diagonally ("cruciform") and alternating with the four sepals.
..... Click the link for more information. family). The pungent leaves of several species have been used for salads or garnishes, and the plants are sometimes cultivated as ornamentals, e.g., the common winter cress, or yellow rocket (B. vulgaris), in garden varieties with variegated leaves and double flowers. Widely naturalized in North America, it is a common weed (called spring mustard) of croplands. A medicinal substance, Herba Barbaraea, was formerly made from it and used in Europe for healing wounds. Another species, B. uverna, is often sold as cress in Europe. Winter cress is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Capparales (or Brassicales), family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae).

winter cress

Very similar to common field mustard with yellow flowers, mustard seeds pods and broccoli-like bud pods.

winter cress

Related to winter cress: cress plant, Barbarea, Barbarea vulgaris

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Synonyms for winter cress

noun any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses

Synonyms

St. Barbara's herb
scurvy grass

Related Words

cress
cress plant
Barbarea
genus Barbarea
Barbarea praecox
Barbarea verna
Belle Isle cress
early winter cress
land cress
American cress
American watercress

noun cress cultivated for winter salads

Related Words

cress