WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
scurvy grass′, 
  1. Plant Biologya plant, Cochlearia officinalis, of the mustard family, purported to be a remedy for scurvy.
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scurvy grass
  1. any of various plants of the genus Cochlearia, esp C. officinalis, of Europe and North America, formerly used to treat scurvy: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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