scurvy grass
noun
mass noun
1- a small cress-like European plant with fleshy tar-flavoured leaves, growing near the sea. It is rich in vitamin C and was formerly eaten, especially by sailors, to prevent scurvy.辣根菜。
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- Genus Cochlearia, family Cruciferae: several species, in particular C. officinalis.岩荠属, 十字花科：数种, 尤指岩荠。