genus Lepidium ge·nus·le·pidium uncommon noun 1. cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress SynonymsLepidiumgenus Lepidium Related words Broader terms dilleniid dicot genus Parts Cruciferae Part of common garden cress WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.