Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tower_cress

2 senses of tower cress

Sense 1
tower mustard, tower cress, Turritis glabra, Arabis glabra -- (or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe)
       => cress, cress plant -- (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste)

Sense 2
tower cress, tower mustard, Arabis turrita -- (European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis)
       => rock cress, rockcress -- (any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis)