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STONECRESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stonecress mean?
• STONECRESS (noun)
The noun STONECRESS has 1 sense:
1. any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats
Familiarity information: STONECRESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
stone cress; stonecress
Hypernyms ("stonecress" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("stonecress" is a member of...):
Aethionema; genus Aethionema (Old World genus of the family Cruciferae)
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