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draba

Definitions of draba
  1. noun
    any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems; fruit is a dehiscent oblong or linear silique
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    types:
    Draba verna, shad-flower, shadflower, whitlow grass
    annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules
    type 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
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