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Noun: common scurvy grass
  1. A widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C
    - scurvy grass, Cochlearia officinalis

Derived forms: common scurvy grasses

Type of: cress, cress plant

Part of: Cochlearia, genus Cochlearia

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