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bittercress

/bit-er-kres/US // ˈbɪt ərˌkrɛs //UK // (ˈbɪtəˌkrɛs) //

苦菜花,苦菜,苦苣苔,苦菜籽

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any cruciferous plant of the genus Cardamine, including the white-flowered hairy bittercress of widespread distribution and the purple-flowered coralroot bittercress , predominantly of Finland.

Examples

  • "The Hairy Bittercress is thriving, we thank you," John would answer.

  • Among English weeds, the little bittercress that grows on dry walls and hedge-banks forms an excellent example of the same device.