draba

noun

dra·​ba

ˈdrābə,

-äbə

1

capitalized : a very large genus of low tufted herbs (family Cruciferae) of temperate and arctic regions with small flowers and oblong or linear siliques

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Draba compare whitlow grass

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek drabē, a kind of cress

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