Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - plants with four-petaled flowers

crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae

watercress - any of several water-loving cresses

Arabidopsis thaliana, mouse-ear cress - a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described

Arabidopsis lyrata - a small non-invasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana

rock cress, rockcress - any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis

Arabis glabra, tower cress, tower mustard, Turritis glabra - or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe

St. Barbara's herb, winter cress, scurvy grass - any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad

bitter cress, bittercress - any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic

Cochlearia officinalis, common scurvy grass, scurvy grass - a widely distributed arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C

common garden cress, garden pepper cress, Lepidium sativum, pepper grass, pepperwort - annual herb used as salad green and garnish

salad green, salad greens - greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads

watercress - cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams

garden cress - cress cultivated for salads and garnishes

winter cress - cress cultivated for winter salads