Pennycress
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 Any of several plants, of the genus Thlaspi, that have flattened seedpods (in the form of an old penny).
"“What on earth did you put in that stuff?” “Bug-bane, barren-wort, penny-cress and blood-root, catchfly, toad-flax, nap-weed and wormwood,” said Catweazle."
- 2 any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi wordnet
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More examples"“What on earth did you put in that stuff?” “Bug-bane, barren-wort, penny-cress and blood-root, catchfly, toad-flax, nap-weed and wormwood,” said Catweazle."
Etymology
From penny + cress.