noun
- plural of pennycress; small flowering plants of the mustard family with flat, round seed pods
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The gardener identified several pennycresses growing wild in the field.
- Pennycresses are common weeds found throughout North America.
- The distinctive flat seed pods help distinguish pennycresses from other mustard family plants.
- Farmers often consider pennycresses to be troublesome weeds in their crops.
- The botanist collected samples of various pennycresses for her research.
- These pennycresses bloom with small white flowers in early spring.