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whitlow grass

whitlow grass noun: any species of the genus Draba of cruciferous plants.

Noun

whitlow grass (countable and uncountable, plural whitlow grasses)

  1. Any species of the genus Draba of cruciferous plants.
  2. Rue-leaved saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites).
    Synonyms:
    nailwort
  3. Nailwort (Paronychia spp.).

Synonyms of whitlow grass

Forms of whitlow grass

pluralwhitlow grasses

Origin of whitlow grass

Supposed to cure whitlow, a nail infection.

Questions about whitlow grass

What does whitlow grass mean?
Whitlow grass means any species of the genus Draba of cruciferous plants.
What part of speech is whitlow grass?
Whitlow grass is a noun.
What is the plural of whitlow grass?
The plural of whitlow grass is whitlow grasses.

Words near whitlow grass in the dictionary

  1. Whitlock's End
  2. whitlockite
  3. whitlockites
  4. Whitlocks End
  5. whitlow
  6. whitlow grass
  7. whitlow grasses
  8. whitlows
  9. whitlowwort
  10. Whitman
  11. Whitman County

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