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Definition of Stone cress
1. Noun. Any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats.
Group relationships: Aethionema, Genus Aethionema
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stone Cress
Literary usage of Stone cress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Two Paths: Being Lectures on Art and Its Application to Decoration and by John Ruskin (1859)
"... covered with stone-cress. Outside, a corn-field, with its green ears glistening
in the sun, and a field path through it, just past the garden gate. ..."
2. The Two Paths: Being Lectures on Art, and Its Application to Decoration and by John Ruskin (1859)
"... covered with stone-cress. Outside, a corn-field, with its green ears glistening
in the sun, and a field path through it, just past the garden gate. ..."
3. The Two Paths: Being Lectures on Art, and Its Application to Decoration and by John Ruskin (1890)
"... covered with stone-cress. Outside, a cornfield, with its green ears glistening
in the sun, and a field path through it, just past the garden gate. ..."
4. The Two Paths: Being Lectures on Art, and Its Application to Decoration and by John Ruskin (1890)
"... covered with stone-cress. Outside, a cornfield, with its green ears glistening
in the sun, and a field path through it, just past the garden gate. ..."
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