Meanings
nounrockcress (countable and uncountable, plural rockcresses)
plural rockcresses · alternative rock-cress · alternative rock cress
- countableuncountableAny of several similar genera of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae: in genera Arabis, with primarily Old World species; Arabidopsis (syn. Cardaminopsis), with primarily Old World species; and Boechera and Braya, with primarily North American species.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounnoxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian гъшарка
- гъшарка (găšarka)plant of the genus Arabis
Catalan àrabis
- àrabisplant of the genus Arabis
Finnish pitkäpalko, lituruoho
- pitkäpalkoplant of the genus Arabis
- lituruohoplant of the genus Arabidopsis
- kaartolituplant of the genus Boechera
- hietapitkäpalkoplant of the genus Cardaminopsis
- lidukkiplant of genus Braya
Swedish indiantrave
- indiantraveplant of the genus Boechera
Cite this entry
APA
rockcress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockcress
MLA
“rockcress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockcress. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rockcress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rockcress.
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