pennycress
- noun
- /ˈpɛniˌkrɛs/
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pennycress
- The pennycress plant is known for its small white flowers and round seed pods.
- Alpine pennycress
- pennycress plants
- pennycress growing
Examples
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Pennycress is a wild herb found on zinc- and nickel-rich soils in many countries.
Academic text (1995) -
The plant is Thlaspi caerulescens, commonly known as alpine pennycress.
Academic text (2000) -
One such plant is alpine pennycress, Thlaspi caerulescens, a wild perennial herb found on zinc- and nickel-rich soils in many countries.
Academic text (2000) -
Alpine pennycress doesn't just thrive on soils contaminated with zinc and cadmium; it cleans them up by removing the excess metals.
Academic text (2000) -
Pennycress has proven especially good at removing zinc and cadmium, accumulating up to 30,000 parts per million (ppm) of zinc in its leaves without yield reduction.
Academic text (1995) -
Farmers have noticed that pennycress often grows in temperate regions with rich soil.
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In early spring, the fields were dotted with blooming pennycress, attracting many pollinators.
Synonyms
A small wild plant in the mustard family, often called pennycress
A wild plant with a strong smell and round flat seed pods
A common weed from Europe and Asia with round flat seed pods and a strong unpleasant smell
A smelly weed with round flat seed pods that grows in fields
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Etymology
Pennycress comes from two simple words: penny (a small 'coin') and cress (a peppery 'plant'), because its flat, round seed pods look like tiny coins on a cress-like plant. So pennycress is a small plant named for its coin-shaped seed pods.
