scurvy grass

Noun

• any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad

• a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  winter cress , St. Barbara's herb , common scurvy grass , Cochlearia officinalis