northern rock cress

noun

A member of species Arabis petraea, a kind of rockcress, growing in central and northern Europe.

First used 19th c.
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nounnorthern rock cress (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA member of species Arabis petraea, a kind of rockcress, growing in central and northern Europe.First known use 19th c.

    On the rock walls, there are several clumps of northern rock-cress.

    2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 155
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