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单词 watercress
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Definition of watercress in English:

watercress

noun ˈwɔːtəkrɛs
mass noun
  • A Eurasian cress which grows in running water and whose pungent leaves are used in salad.

    Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, family Cruciferae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most aquatic plants prefer calm water, with the exception of watercress, which seems to prefer moving water.
    • The watercress plants would grow from seeds sprayed from the air.
    • Off the land there were mushrooms, snails in the dry-stone walls, watercress in the ditches, rock pigeon and hare - my brother had a lurcher dog called Jess.
    • Edible plants for your pond include watercress, water chestnuts, and arrowhead or Wapato.
    • Jobs in one of Hampshire's most distinctive industries, watercress growing, are under threat from government proposals.
 
 

Definition of watercress in US English:

watercress

noun
  • A cress that grows in running water and whose pungent leaves are used in salad.

    Nasturtium officinale, family Brassicaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Jobs in one of Hampshire's most distinctive industries, watercress growing, are under threat from government proposals.
    • Edible plants for your pond include watercress, water chestnuts, and arrowhead or Wapato.
    • Most aquatic plants prefer calm water, with the exception of watercress, which seems to prefer moving water.
    • The watercress plants would grow from seeds sprayed from the air.
    • Off the land there were mushrooms, snails in the dry-stone walls, watercress in the ditches, rock pigeon and hare - my brother had a lurcher dog called Jess.
 
 
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