scurvy grass Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
    Cochlearia officinalis; common scurvy grass.
  2. noun any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
    winter cress; St. Barbara's herb.

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