bittercress

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noun

Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket), a biennial herb native to Europe.

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Meanings

nounbittercress (countable and uncountable, plural bittercresses)

plural bittercresses

  1. countableuncountableBarbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket), a biennial herb native to Europe.
  2. countableuncountableAny plant of the Cardamine genus, especially Cardamine bulbosa and Cardamine hirsuta.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic

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bitter cress
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cresscress plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bitter + cress.

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Translations

Bulgarian злина́, обикнове́на злина́
  • злина́ (zliná)Barbarea vulgaris
  • обикнове́на злина́ (obiknovéna zliná)Barbarea vulgaris
  • го́рва (górva)plant of Cardamine
Danish karse
  • karseplant of Cardamine
Dutch gewoon barbarakruid
  • gewoon barbarakruidBarbarea vulgaris
German Barbarakraut, Schaumkraut
  • BarbarakrautBarbarea vulgaris
  • Schaumkrautplant of Cardamine
Japanese 春咲山芥子
  • 春咲山芥子 (haruzaki yama-garashi)Barbarea vulgaris
Latin berula
  • berulaBarbarea vulgaris
Māori panapana
  • panapanaplant of Cardamine
Polish gorczycznik pospolity, rzeżucha
  • gorczycznik pospolityBarbarea vulgaris
  • rzeżuchaplant of Cardamine
Welsh berwr y gaeaf
  • berwr y gaeafBarbarea vulgaris
Cite this entry
APA

bittercress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bittercress

MLA

“bittercress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bittercress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bittercress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bittercress.

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