yellowcress

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noun

Rorippa palustris, a flowering plant in the mustard family.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounyellowcress (usually uncountable, plural yellowcresses)

plural yellowcresses

  1. uncountableusuallyRorippa palustris, a flowering plant in the mustard family.
  2. uncountableusuallyAny other plant in the genus Rorippa.

Origin

Translations

Catalan creixen silvestre
  • creixen silvestrePlant of genus Rorippa
Chinese Mandarin 濕生葶藶 /湿生葶苈
  • 濕生葶藶 /湿生葶苈 (shīshēngtínglì)Plant of genus Rorippa
Finnish nenätti
  • nenättiPlant of genus Rorippa
French cresson des bois
  • cresson des boisPlant of genus Rorippa
German Sumpfkresse
  • SumpfkressePlant of genus Rorippa
Māori poniu
  • poniuPlant of genus Rorippa
Polish rzepicha
  • rzepichaPlant of genus Rorippa
Welsh berwr melyn
  • berwr melynPlant of genus Rorippa
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