scurvy grass

Questions about scurvy grass

What does scurvy grass mean?

scurvy grass means "a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for scurvy grass?

Close synonyms include common scurvy grass, Cochlearia officinalis, winter cress, St. Barbara's herb. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scurvy grass a common word?

scurvy grass is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.