Genus Arabis (Noun)
Meaning
Annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Arabis alpina, a species of genus Arabis, is commonly known as alpine rockcress.
- Genus Arabis includes about 90 species of annual to perennial woody herbs native to temperate North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Some species of genus Arabis are popularly grown as ornamental plants in rock gardens.
- Arabis caucasica, a perennial species of genus Arabis, is known for its clusters of small white flowers.
- Genus Arabis consists of rockcress species, such as Arabis blepharophylla, that are used in various gardening applications.