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winter cress

American  

noun

  1. any cress belonging to the genus Barbarea, of the mustard family, having lyrate leaves and yellow flowers.

Etymology

Origin of winter cress

First recorded in 1540–50

Example Sentences

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“We’d made a dish with no reference points in the past nor in other lands,” Redzepi writes triumphantly of his dehydrated scallop chips on boiled grains with winter cress, squid ink, and beechnuts.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2014

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