arabis

[In Fr. arabette; Sp. arabide.] The Wall-cre . A genus of plants belonging to the order Bra icaceæ, or Crucifers. Five species are natives of Britain; the most common being the A. hirsuta, or Hairy Rock cre . It has small white flowers. Ar-ab-işm, s . [In Eng. Arab , -ism ; Ger. Arabism.) An idiom or other peculiarity of languages borrowed from the Arabic.