arabis

[ ar-uh-bis ]

noun

1. any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.

arabis

/ ˈærəbɪs /

noun

1. any plant of the annual or perennial genus Arabis , some of which form low-growing mats with downy grey foliage and white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) Also calledrock cress

Word History and Origins

Origin of arabis¹

1570–80; < New Latin < Greek árabis (stem arabid- ) Arabian mustard (derivative with arab-, as in Arabía Arabia, Áraps Arab, etc.); probably applied to the plant because it grows in rocky or sandy soil

Word History and Origins

Origin of arabis¹

New Latin, from Greek arabis (fem) of Arabia

Example Sentences

Today, 1,500 plants are thriving in the garden, including more agaves and hardy cactuses, delosperma, arabis and draba — all of which would probably not survive in normal garden beds in central North Carolina.

From Washington Post

Taleblu stressed that a key question which remains is exactly what foreign suppliers and or networks Saudi Arabis is relying on to produce procure missile technology.

From Fox News

During one of my interviews with him at his house, he goes to the refrigerator and pulls down a thick gray book with Arabis script on the front, but it’s not the Quran.

From Seattle Times

Golden feather and London pride, lobelia and pinks and bachelors'-buttons, formed the borders; behind them, in ovals and stars and crown-shapes and monograms, mignonette and arabis and dwarf pansies and Virginia stock were set; and so he had brushed-and-combed and curled and scented the whole place.

From Project Gutenberg

It was tolerated rather than cultivated, as was its companion, the Arabis or Rock Cress—both crowding, monopolizing creatures.

From Project Gutenberg