winter cress
noun
any cress belonging to the genus Barbarea, of the mustard family, having lyrate leaves and yellow flowers.
Origin of winter cress
First recorded in 1540–50
Words nearby winter cress
winter,
winter aconite,
winter barley,
winter break,
winter cherry,
winter cress,
winter crookneck,
winter flounder,
winter games,
winter garden,
winter haven
British Dictionary definitions for wintercress
wintercress
/ (ˈwɪntəˌkrɛs) /
noun
a bitter-tasting yellow-flowered perennial, Barbarea vulgaris, somewhat resembling mustard
a commercial hybrid, Rorippa × sterilis, between watercress and R. microphylla