cress

cress

C0741900 (krĕs)n. Any of various plants in the mustard family having pungent leaves, such as garden cress, watercress, or winter cress.

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[Middle English cresse, from Old English.]

cress

(krɛs) n (Plants) any of various plants of the genera Lepidium, Cardamine, Arabis, etc, having pungent-tasting leaves often used in salads and as a garnish: family Brassicaceae (crucifers). See also watercress, garden cress[Old English cressa; related to Old High German cresso cress, kresan to crawl]

cress

(krɛs)

n. a plant of the mustard family, esp. the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish. [before 900; Middle English, Old English cresse, c. Middle Low German kerse, Old High German chresso] cress′y, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cress - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent tastecress plantBrassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relativescrucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferaewatercress - any of several water-loving cressesArabidopsis thaliana, mouse-ear cress - a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was describedArabidopsis lyrata - a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thalianarock cress, rockcress - any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus ArabisArabis glabra, tower cress, tower mustard, Turritis glabra - or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout EuropeSt. Barbara's herb, winter cress, scurvy grass - any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter saladbitter cress, bittercress - any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except AntarcticCochlearia officinalis, common scurvy grass, scurvy grass - a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin Ccommon garden cress, garden pepper cress, Lepidium sativum, pepper grass, pepperwort - annual herb used as salad green and garnish
	2.	cress - pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbssalad green, salad greens - greens suitable for eating uncooked as in saladswatercress - cresses that grow in clear ponds and streamsgarden cress - cress cultivated for salads and garnisheswinter cress - cress cultivated for winter salads

Translations

水芹

cress

(kres) noun any of several edible plants with sharp-tasting leaves used in salads. 水芹 水芹

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