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wintercress

British  
/ ˈwɪntəˌkrɛs /

noun

  1. a bitter-tasting yellow-flowered perennial, Barbarea vulgaris, somewhat resembling mustard

  2. a commercial hybrid, Rorippa × sterilis, between watercress and R. microphylla

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Some are very old cultivated varieties, as the wintercress, or Barbarea vulgaris.

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