arabis

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈærəbɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ar′ə bis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ar•a•bis  (ar′ə bis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.
  • Greek árabis (stem arabid-) Arabian mustard (derivative with arab-, as in Arabía Arabia, Áraps Arab, etc.); probably applied to the plant because it grows in rocky or sandy soil
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
arabis /ˈærəbɪs/ n
  1. any plant of the annual or perennial genus Arabis, some of which form low-growing mats with downy grey foliage and white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)Also called: rock cress
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek arabis (fem) of Arabia
'arabis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cress - rock cress

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