Common garden cress: 1 definition
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Common garden cress means something in biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Common garden cress in English is the name of a plant defined with Lepidium sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Crucifera nasturtium E.H.L. Krause (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Deutschlands Flora, Abtheilung II, Cryptogamie (1902)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1981)
· Chromosoma (1977)
· Research Bulletin (1976)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Acta Biologica Cracoviensia, Series Botanica (1980)
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