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pennycress

pennycress noun: any of several plants, of the genus Thlaspi, that have flattened seedpods (in the form of an old penny).

Noun

pennycress (plural pennycresses)

  1. Any of several plants, of the genus Thlaspi, that have flattened seedpods (in the form of an old penny).
    • “What on earth did you put in that stuff?” “Bug-bane, barren-wort, penny-cress and blood-root, catchfly, toad-flax, nap-weed and wormwood,” said Catweazle.1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 177

Synonyms of pennycress

Forms of pennycress

pluralpennycresses

Origin of pennycress

From penny + cress.

Words formed from pennycress

Questions about pennycress

What does pennycress mean?
Pennycress means any of several plants, of the genus Thlaspi, that have flattened seedpods (in the form of an old penny).
What part of speech is pennycress?
Pennycress is a noun.
What is the plural of pennycress?
The plural of pennycress is pennycresses.

Words near pennycress in the dictionary

  1. penny-wise
  2. penny-wise and pound-foolish
  3. pennyante
  4. Pennyburn
  5. Pennycook
  6. pennycress
  7. pennycresses
  8. pennying
  9. pennyings
  10. pennyland
  11. pennylands

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