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swinecress

swinecress noun: any plant of the genus Lepidium (syn. Coronopus).

Noun

swinecress (plural swinecresses)

  1. Any plant of the genus Lepidium (syn. Coronopus).

Forms of swinecress

pluralswinecresses
alternative formswine cress
alternative formswine-cress

Origin of swinecress

swine + cress

Questions about swinecress

What does swinecress mean?
Swinecress means any plant of the genus Lepidium (syn. Coronopus).
What part of speech is swinecress?
Swinecress is a noun.
What is the plural of swinecress?
The plural of swinecress is swinecresses.

Words near swinecress in the dictionary

  1. swine-hound
  2. swine-hounds
  3. swinebread
  4. swinecote
  5. swinecotes
  6. swinecress
  7. swinecresses
  8. swineflesh
  9. Swineford
  10. swinefordite
  11. Swinehart

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