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whitlow grass

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of species of the genus Draba of cruciferous plants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Rue-leaved saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nailwort

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Nailwort (Paronychia spp.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chickweed, whitlowwort

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shadflower, shad-flower, Draba verna

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: draba

History

Etymology

Supposed to cure whitlow, a nail infection.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 山薺 /山荠 (shānjì) — Draba
  • French: drave — Draba
  • Hungarian: daravirág — Draba