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hairy bittercress
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌheə.ri ˈbɪt.ə.kres/ us /ˌher.i ˈbɪt̬.ɚ.kres/
a small, wild plant in the cabbage family with many small, round leaves and small white flowers that is sometimes eaten as a salad vegetable but is also considered a weed(= a wild plant that grows in an unwanted place):
Add the chopped dill, parsley, nettles, hairy bittercress, and all the other ingredients to the pan.
The garden is being gradually taken over by hairy bittercress.
Hairy bittercress has tiny leaf rosettes and equally tiny exploding seed pods.
Hairy bittercress is often introduced into gardens in the compost of plants bought from nurseries.
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