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    RORIPPA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarcticaplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Rorippa; Rorippa

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Rorippa" is a kind of...):

    dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

    Meronyms (members of "Rorippa"):

    marsh cress; Rorippa islandica; yellow watercress (annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities)

    great yellowcress; Nasturtium amphibium; Rorippa amphibia (perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium)

    Holonyms ("Rorippa" is a member of...):

    Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)

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