CARDAMINE

Cardamine, genus Cardamine

(noun) bittercress, bitter cress

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

cardamine (plural cardamines)

Any plant of the genus Cardamine; a bittercress.

Anagrams

• admirance

Source: Wiktionary


Car"da*mine, n. Etym: [L. cardamina, Gr. cardamine.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of cruciferous plants, containing the lady's-smock, cuckooflower, bitter cress, meadow cress, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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