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RORIPPA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica
Synonyms:
genus Rorippa; Rorippa
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Rorippa" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Rorippa"):
marsh cress; Rorippa islandica; yellow watercress (annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities)
great yellowcress; Nasturtium amphibium; Rorippa amphibia (perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium)
Holonyms ("Rorippa" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)