rockcress

• Substantivo que designa um tipo de planta da família das crucíferas: pode ser uma erva daninha de flores amarelas, às vezes classificada no gênero Sisymbrium, ou uma das várias plantas rupícolas do gênero 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.

   agrião amarelo daninho

   • 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.

   Arabis

   • 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.

   Sinônimosarabis