arabis
[ ar-uh-bis ]
/ ˈær ə bɪs /
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noun
any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
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Origin of arabis
1570–80; <New Latin <Greek árabis (stem arabid-) Arabian mustard (derivative with arab-, as in Arabía Arabia, Áraps Arab, etc.); probably applied to the plant because it grows in rocky or sandy soil
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arabis
/ (ˈærəbɪs) /
noun
any plant of the annual or perennial genus Arabis, some of which form low-growing mats with downy grey foliage and white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)Also called: rock cress
Word Origin for arabis
New Latin, from Greek arabis (fem) of Arabia
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