rock cress

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rok kres]
- /rɒk krɛs/
- /rɒk kres/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok kres]
- /rɒk krɛs/

Definition of rock cress words

noun rock cress any of several low growing plants belonging to the genus Arabis, of the mustard family, having spikes or one-sided clusters of white, pink, or purple flowers, grown as an ornamental in rock gardens. 1

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Origin of rock cress

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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rock cress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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