peppergrass

American  

[pep-er-gras, -grahs] / ˈpɛp ərˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs /

noun

1. any pungent plant belonging to the genus Lepidium, of the mustard family, used as a potherb or salad vegetable.

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peppergrass British  

/ ˈpɛpəˌɡrɑːs /

noun

1. any of various temperate and tropical aquatic or marsh ferns of the genus Marsilea, having floating leaves consisting of four leaflets: family Marsileaceae

2. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): pepperwort.  any of several plants of the genus Lepidium, esp L. campestre, of dry regions of Eurasia, having small white flowers and pungent seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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Etymology

Origin of peppergrass

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; pepper, grass

Example Sentences

Also in the garden: oak trees, which can host up to 50 different species of caterpillar, along with native cedars and junipers, peppergrass, Bidens alba and Florida privet.

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Fish and Wildlife Service to finalize new critical habitat for slickspot peppergrass this summer.

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“More acres should have been included, but we’re happy to see the slickspot peppergrass finally getting the additional protection it needs,” Andrea Zaccardi, senior attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement.

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“It’s a surgical strike against slickspot peppergrass, reducing the critical habitat only to places where the species already occurs rather than giving it room to recover,” Talasi Brooks, staff attorney with Western Watersheds Project, said in a statement.

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It said the administration’s revised changes to the Endangered Species Act prevented the inclusion of areas occupied by slickspot peppergrass and ignored cattle grazing as causing the plant’s demise.

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