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yellowcress

yellowcress noun: rorippa palustris, a flowering plant in the mustard family.

Noun

yellowcress (usually uncountable, plural yellowcresses)

  1. (usually) Rorippa palustris, a flowering plant in the mustard family.
  2. (usually) Any other plant in the genus Rorippa.

Forms of yellowcress

pluralyellowcresses

Origin of yellowcress

From yellow + cress.

Questions about yellowcress

What does yellowcress mean?
Yellowcress means rorippa palustris, a flowering plant in the mustard family.
What part of speech is yellowcress?
Yellowcress is a noun.
What is the plural of yellowcress?
The plural of yellowcress is yellowcresses.

Words near yellowcress in the dictionary

  1. yellowbrows
  2. yellowbrush
  3. yellowcake
  4. yellowcakes
  5. yellowcomet
  6. yellowcress
  7. yellowcresses
  8. yellowcrown
  9. yellowcrowns
  10. yellowdicks
  11. yellowed

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