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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any plant of species Draba verna (common whitlowgrass), in the cabbage family .
2. 2
   annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

draba vernashad-flowerwhitlow grasswhitlow grass

Etymology

From shad + flower.

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