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stonecress

stonecress

9.9
A small flowering plant that grows on sunny, stony ground
  • noun
  • /ˈstoʊnˌkrɛs/
  • UK
translation icon : aetionema
  • Gardeners value stonecress for its delicate pink flowers and ability to thrive in poor, stony soil.

Examples

  • The rocky hillside was dotted with clusters of stonecress in full bloom.

  • Botanists discovered a rare variety of stonecress growing near the ancient ruins.

  • I found a beautiful stonecress in my garden.

  • The stonecress blooms in early spring.

  • Gardeners value stonecress for its delicate pink flowers and ability to thrive in poor, stony soil.

  • Botanists discovered a rare variety of stonecress growing near the ancient ruins.

  • The rocky hillside was dotted with clusters of stonecress in full bloom.

Synonyms

stone cress
vsstonecress
  • Specialized
9.8

A small plant with delicate pink flowers that grows on sunny rocky ground

has identical meaning but written as one word
Aethionema
vsstonecress
  • Specialized
9.9

A small group of flowering plants that grow on rocky ground in the Mediterranean

refers to individual small herb species rather than the genus level

Surface Forms

stonecress singular
stonecresses plural

Morphology

stonecress = stone + cress (transparent) = stone + cress

A straightforward compound: a type of cress associated with or growing on stony/limestone habitats.

Etymology

Stonecress comes from the parts stone and cress, and cress is a small, leafy plant like garden cress. The name shows where it lives: a stonecress is a cress that grows on 'stone' or very rocky soil.