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penny-cresses

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pen⋅ny⋅cress

[pen-ee-kres]
–noun
any of several plants belonging to herbs of the genus Thlaspi, of the mustard family, esp. T. arvense, of Europe, bearing somewhat round, flat pods.
Also, penny cress, penny-cress.


Origin:
1705–15; penny + cress
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