common scurvy grass

common scurvy grass
noun
a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
Hypernyms: ↑cress, ↑cress plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Cochlearia, ↑genus Cochlearia

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