bittercress
- noun
- /ˈbɪtərˌkrɛs/
- Specialized
:
berro amargo
- The gardener pointed out the bittercress, explaining how it is often confused with other wildflowers.
- hairy bittercress
Examples
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Some plants with very showy flowers grow in the northern part of the marsh, including two species of yellow groundsels, a white bittercress of the mustard family, the white prairie mallow, and golden glow, which in bloom resembles a sunflower.
Academic text (1992) -
If you notice small clusters of white flowers with pinnate leaves, you may have found bittercress in your garden.
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During our hike, we spotted bittercress growing near the stream, its delicate flowers swaying in the breeze.
Synonyms
A small wild plant with divided leaves and tiny white, pink or purple flowers often in lawns
A small wild plant with white or pink flowers that often grows in wet soil
Compounds
A small European plant like cress with knotted white roots that grows in damp places
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bittercress combines bitter ('sharp' or 'bitter' in taste) and cress ('small leafy plant' like garden cress or watercress), so it names a small herb with a peppery, bitter flavor often found in gardens and the wild.
