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    SCURVY GRASS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter saladplay

    Synonyms:

    scurvy grass; St. Barbara's herb; winter cress

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("scurvy grass" is a kind of...):

    cress; cress plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scurvy grass"):

    American cress; American watercress; Barbarea praecox; Barbarea verna; Belle Isle cress; early winter cress; land cress (of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida)

    Holonyms ("scurvy grass" is a member of...):

    Barbarea; genus Barbarea (biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin Cplay

    Synonyms:

    Cochlearia officinalis; common scurvy grass; scurvy grass

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("scurvy grass" is a kind of...):

    cress; cress plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste)

    Holonyms ("scurvy grass" is a member of...):

    Cochlearia; genus Cochlearia (a genus of the family Cruciferae)

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