arabis

[ ar-uh-bis ]

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

Origin of arabis

1
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

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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 called: rock cress

Origin of arabis

1
New Latin, from Greek arabis (fem) of Arabia

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