SCURVY GRASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scurvy grass mean? 

• SCURVY GRASS (noun)
  The noun SCURVY GRASS has 2 senses:

1. a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C

2. any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad

  Familiarity information: SCURVY GRASS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCURVY GRASS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cochlearia officinalis; common scurvy grass; scurvy grass

Hypernyms ("scurvy grass" is a kind of...):

cress; cress plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste)

Holonyms ("scurvy grass" is a member of...):

Cochlearia; genus Cochlearia (a genus of the family Cruciferae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

scurvy grass; St. Barbara's herb; winter cress

Hypernyms ("scurvy grass" is a kind of...):

cress; cress plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scurvy grass"):

American cress; American watercress; Barbarea praecox; Barbarea verna; Belle Isle cress; early winter cress; land cress (of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida)

Holonyms ("scurvy grass" is a member of...):

Barbarea; genus Barbarea (biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress)