We found 1 definitions of genus barbarea from 1 different sources.
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genus barbarea - biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress | ||
Barbarea, genus Barbarea | ||
dilleniid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs | ||
brassicaceae, cruciferae, family brassicaceae, family cruciferae, mustard family a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives | ||
st. barbara's herb, scurvy grass, winter cress a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C | ||
american cress, barbarea praecox, barbarea verna, belle isle cress, early winter cress, land cress, american watercress of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida |