LEPIDIUM ALPINA

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lepidium alpina mean? 

• LEPIDIUM ALPINA (noun)
  The noun LEPIDIUM ALPINA has 1 sense:

1. small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium

  Familiarity information: LEPIDIUM ALPINA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEPIDIUM ALPINA (noun)

Meaning:

Small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

chamois cress; Lepidium alpina; Pritzelago alpina

Hypernyms ("Lepidium alpina" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)