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thale cress

thale cress noun: a plant of the species Arabidopsis thaliana, native to Eurasia.

thale cress: a plant of the species Arabidopsis thaliana, native to Eurasia
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Noun

thale cress (usually uncountable, plural thale cresses)

  1. (usually) A plant of the species Arabidopsis thaliana, native to Eurasia.
    Synonyms:
    mouse-ear cress, arabidopsis

Synonyms of thale cress

Forms of thale cress

pluralthale cresses

Questions about thale cress

What does thale cress mean?
Thale cress means a plant of the species Arabidopsis thaliana, native to Eurasia.
What part of speech is thale cress?
Thale cress is a noun.
What is the plural of thale cress?
The plural of thale cress is thale cresses.

Words near thale cress in the dictionary

  1. thalattosaurs
  2. thalattosuchian
  3. thalattosuchians
  4. Thalbergian
  5. thalcusite
  6. thale cress
  7. thale cresses
  8. thaler
  9. thalerophagous
  10. thalers
  11. Thales

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