whitlow grass

noun

Any species of the genus Draba of cruciferous plants.

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nailwortchickweedwhitlowwortshadflowershad-flowerDraba verna
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Meanings

nounwhitlow grass (countable and uncountable, plural whitlow grasses)

plural whitlow grasses

  1. countableuncountableAny species of the genus Draba of cruciferous plants.
  2. countableuncountableRue-leaved saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites).

    Synonyms: nailwort

  3. countableuncountableNailwort (Paronychia spp.).

    Synonyms: chickweed, whitlowwort

Synonyms & antonyms

nounRue-leaved saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites).

Similar
nailwort

nounNailwort (Paronychia spp.).

Similar
chickweedwhitlowwort

More synonyms by meaning

nounannual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules

Similar
shadflowershad-flowerDraba verna
Broader
draba
Also see
rue-leaved saxifrageshadflowerwhitlowwort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Supposed to cure whitlow, a nail infection.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 山薺 /山荠
  • 山薺 /山荠 (shānjì)Draba
French drave
  • draveDraba
Hungarian daravirág
  • daravirágDraba
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APA

whitlow grass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitlow%20grass

MLA

“whitlow grass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitlow%20grass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whitlow grass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whitlow%20grass.

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