swine cress

swine cress
noun or swine's-cress \\ˈswīnz+ˌ-\ (plural swine's-cresses)
: a cress of the genus Coronopus — called also wart cress

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  • swine's-cress — noun see swine cress …   Useful english dictionary

  • Swine's cress — Swine Swine, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[=i]n; akin to OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[=i]n, Icel. sv[=i]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See {Sow}, n.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swine — Swine, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[=i]n; akin to OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[=i]n, Icel. sv[=i]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See {Sow}, n.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any animal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swine grass — Swine Swine, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[=i]n; akin to OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[=i]n, Icel. sv[=i]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See {Sow}, n.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swine oat — Swine Swine, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[=i]n; akin to OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[=i]n, Icel. sv[=i]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See {Sow}, n.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swine thistle — Swine Swine, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[=i]n; akin to OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[=i]n, Icel. sv[=i]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See {Sow}, n.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swine's head — Swine Swine, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[=i]n; akin to OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[=i]n, Icel. sv[=i]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein; originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See {Sow}, n.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swine's cress — noun 1. A cruciferous weed of waste places (Senebiera or Coronopus) 2. Applied to various other plants • • • Main Entry: ↑swine …   Useful english dictionary

  • wart cress — noun : swine cress * * * wart cress noun Swine s cress • • • Main Entry: ↑wart …   Useful english dictionary

  • land cress — noun of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida • Syn: ↑Belle Isle cress, ↑early winter cress, ↑American cress, ↑American watercress, ↑Barbarea verna, ↑Barbarea praecox • Hypernyms: ↑w …   Useful english dictionary

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