Cress

[kres] or [krɛs]

Definition

(noun.) pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs.

(noun.) any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste.

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Definition

(n.) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.

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Definition

n. the name of several species of plants like the water-cress which grow in moist places and have pungent leaves used as salads and medicinally.—adj. Cress′y abounding in cresses.

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