COMMON SCURVY GRASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does common scurvy grass mean? 

• COMMON SCURVY GRASS (noun)
  The noun COMMON SCURVY GRASS has 1 sense:

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMON SCURVY GRASS (noun)

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

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