ARABIS


Meaning of ARABIS in English

/ar"euh bis/ , n.

any plant of the genus Arabis, including the rock cresses.

[ 1570-80; árabis (s. arabid- ) Arabian mustard (deriv. with arab-, as in Arabía Arabia, Áraps Arab, etc.); prob. applied to the plant because it grows in rocky or sandy soil ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .