winter cress

Noun
Synonyms: St. Barbara's herbscurvy grass

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter saladSynonyms: St. Barbara's herbscurvy grassType of cress, cress plantKinds Belle Isle cress, early winter cressMember of Barbarea, genus Barbarea
  2. cress cultivated for winter saladsType of cress
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Winter cress

Botany, a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant (Barbarea vulgaris).

From the entry Winter.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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