Scurvy-grass

Full definition of scurvy-grass

Noun

1. (botany) Any of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy.
• 1658: The seeds of Scurvy-grasse growing in waterpots have been fruitfull in the Land — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 205)