peppergrass en · NOUN
Etymology
From pepper + grass.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of the pungent herbs of the cruciferous genus Lepidium, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, Lepidium sativum
To this group belong feeds such as: Silage, alfalfa hay, turnips, kale, apples, potatoes, beet pulp, beet tops, rape, cabbage; and also weeds such as garlic, scaleweed, dog-fennel, tarweed, peppergrass, wild mustard, and others.
1951, Practical Butter Manufacture, a Manual for Buttermakers, page 25:Some of the weeds that cause an undesirable flavor in milk are: onion, tarweed, scaleweed, garlic, mustard, pepper grass.
1944, Oregon. Agricultural experiment station, Circular of Information - Issues 323-395, page 3:
- (countable, uncountable) The pillwort, or European pillwort (Pilularia globulifera).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| peppergrasses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |