pennycress

or pen·ny cress, pen·ny-cress

[ pen-ee-kres ]

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to herbs of the genus Thlaspi, of the mustard family, especially T. arvense, of Europe, bearing somewhat round, flat pods.

pennycress

/ ˈpɛnɪˌkrɛs /

noun

1. any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi of temperate Eurasia and North America, typically having small white or mauve flowers and rounded or heart-shaped leaves: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

Word History and Origins

Origin of pennycress¹

First recorded in 1705–15; penny + cress

Example Sentences

The group of about 25 people came to survey one of the first large-scale plantings of covercress, the genetically tweaked version of stinkweed, or pennycress.

From Reuters

The institute says the Federal Aviation Administration grant will fuel a one-year study that looks into the use of pennycress, soybean, canola, carinata and camelina and softwood logging residues.

From Washington Times

Minnesota Public Radio News reports that the proposed legislation would invest more into the Forever Green program, which has been developing a dozen crop varieties including Kernza and pennycress.

From Washington Times

The local investments are Apse, which is working on agricultural pest control, and Arvegenix, which is developing a plant called pennycress as an oilseed crop.

From Washington Times