- pennycress
- noun Date: 1713 a Eurasian cruciferous herb (Thlaspi arvense) with round flat pods that is widely naturalized in the New World
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pennycress — /pen ee kres /, n. any of several plants belonging to herbs of the genus Thlaspi, of the mustard family, esp. T. arvense, of Europe, bearing somewhat round, flat pods. Also, penny cress, penny cress. [1705 15; PENNY + CRESS] * * * ▪ plant… … Universalium
pennycress — noun any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi • Hypernyms: ↑weed • Hyponyms: ↑field pennycress, ↑French weed, ↑fanweed, ↑penny grass, ↑stinkweed, ↑mithridate mustard, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pennycress — noun Any of several plants, of the genus Thlaspi, that have flattened seedpods (in the form of an old penny) … Wiktionary
pennycress — noun a plant of the cabbage family with small white flowers and flat round pods. [Thlaspi arvense.] … English new terms dictionary
field pennycress — noun foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America • Syn: ↑French weed, ↑fanweed, ↑penny grass, ↑stinkweed, ↑mithridate mustard, ↑Thlaspi arvense • Hypernyms: ↑pennycress … Useful english dictionary
fanweed — noun foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America • Syn: ↑field pennycress, ↑French weed, ↑penny grass, ↑stinkweed, ↑mithridate mustard, ↑Thlaspi arvense • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Thlaspi caerulescens — taxobox name = Thlaspi caerulescens regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Brassicales familia = Brassicaceae genus = Thlaspi species = T. caerulescens binomial = Thlaspi… … Wikipedia
French weed — noun foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America • Syn: ↑field pennycress, ↑fanweed, ↑penny grass, ↑stinkweed, ↑mithridate mustard, ↑Thlaspi arvense • Hypernyms: ↑pennyc … Useful english dictionary
genus Thlaspi — noun herbs of temperate regions: pennycress • Syn: ↑Thlaspi • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cruciferae, ↑family Cruciferae, ↑Brassicaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mithridate mustard — noun foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America • Syn: ↑field pennycress, ↑French weed, ↑fanweed, ↑penny grass, ↑stinkweed, ↑Thlaspi arvense • Hypernyms: ↑pennycress … Useful english dictionary
