pennycress

or pen·ny cress, pen·ny-cress

[ pen-ee-kres ]

noun
  1. any of several plants belonging to herbs of the genus Thlaspi, of the mustard family, especially T. arvense, of Europe, bearing somewhat round, flat pods.

Origin of pennycress

1
First recorded in 1705–15; penny + cress

Words Nearby pennycress

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British Dictionary definitions for pennycress

pennycress

/ (ˈpɛnɪˌkrɛs) /


noun
  1. any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi of temperate Eurasia and North America, typically having small white or mauve flowers and rounded or heart-shaped leaves: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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