arabis

[ ar-uh-bis ]
/ ˈær ə bɪs /

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

Words nearby arabis

arabica bean, arabica coffee, arabicize, arabinose, arabinoside, arabis, arabist, arabize, arable, araby, aracaju
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British Dictionary definitions for arabis

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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