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    TOWER MUSTARD

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritisplay

    Synonyms:

    Arabis turrita; tower cress; tower mustard

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("tower mustard" is a kind of...):

    rock cress; rockcress (any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis)

    Holonyms ("tower mustard" is a member of...):

    Arabis; genus Arabis (annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europeplay

    Synonyms:

    Arabis glabra; tower cress; tower mustard; Turritis glabra

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("tower mustard" is a kind of...):

    cress; cress plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste)

    Holonyms ("tower mustard" is a member of...):

    genus Turritis; Turritis (closely related to and often included in genus Arabis)

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