rockcress

• Substantiv, das eine Pflanze aus der Familie der Kreuzblütler bezeichnet: entweder ein gelb blühendes Unkraut, das manchmal zur Gattung Sisymbrium gezählt wird, oder eine von mehreren steinliebenden Pflanzen der Gattung Arabis.

A noun referring to a type of cress plant, either a noxious variety with yellow flowers sometimes classified under Sisymbrium, or any of several rock-loving cresses belonging to the genus Arabis.

1. Noxious cress with yellow flowersC2formal

   A type of cress plant that is considered harmful or invasive, characterized by its yellow flowers; sometimes classified under the genus Sisymbrium.

   Schädliche Kresse mit gelben Blüten

   • The rockcress in the field was identified as a noxious weed.
   • Yellow-flowered rockcress can quickly overtake a garden.
   • Farmers often struggle to control the spread of rockcress.

2. Rock-loving cress of the genus ArabisC2formal

   Any of several species of cress plants that thrive in rocky environments and belong to the genus Arabis.

   Gänsekresse

   • The rockcress clung to the crevices of the cliff.
   • Botanists discovered a new species of rockcress in the alpine region.
   • Rockcress is often found in mountainous, rocky terrains.

   Synonymearabis