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Definition of Rock cress
1. Noun. Any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis.
Generic synonyms: Cress, Cress Plant
Group relationships: Arabis, Genus Arabis
Specialized synonyms: Arabis Canadensis, Sicklepod, Arabis Turrita, Tower Cress, Tower Mustard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rock Cress
Literary usage of Rock cress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Poir. var. laevigata Smooth rock-cress Herbaceous biennial Dry woods and hillsides
... Arabis viridis Harger GB Arabis patens Sullivant Spreading rock-cress ..."
2. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"A. Canadensis L. Sickle-pod. Fields and rocky woods. Not common. *1100. A.
dentata T. & G. Toothed Rock-cress. Low lands along Grand River and southward. ..."
3. A Preliminary Catalogue of the Flora of New Jersey by Nathaniel Lord Britton (1881)
"Hairy rock cress. Mostly confined to rocky places in the northern counties, ...
Smooth rock cress. Rocky places middle and northern parts of the State. ..."
4. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"It is closely allied to the alpine rock cress or Bee Flower (A. ... (Rosy Rock
Cress) is not unlike the white Arabis, but the flowers are rosy purple. ..."
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