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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 Turritis
Synonyms:
Arabis turrita; tower cress; tower mustard
Classified under:
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 Europe
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)