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Definition of Meadow cress
1. Noun. A bitter cress of Europe and America.
Exact synonyms: Cardamine Pratensis, Cuckoo Flower, Cuckooflower, Lady's Smock
Generic synonyms: Bitter Cress, Bittercress
Generic synonyms: Bitter Cress, Bittercress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Meadow Cress
Literary usage of Meadow cress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora Domestica, Or, The Portable Flower-garden: With Directions for the by Elizabeth Kent, Leigh Hunt (1831)
"French, cresson de pres [meadow-cress]; ... o crescione di prato: both signifying
meadow-cress. FEW of the species of Cardamine are admitted into gardens. ..."
2. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"An allied species, C. pratensis, is also called "bitter cress" but it has many
other names among which are "meadow cress," derived from its specific name, ..."
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