Definition of cress Cress
/kɹɛˈs/ - [kres] - cress
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NounPlural: cresses |
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| cress - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste | ||
| cress plant | ||
| crucifer, cruciferous plant any of various plants of the family Cruciferae | ||
| brassicaceae, 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 relatives | ||
| watercress cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams | ||
| arabidopsis 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 described | ||
| arabidopsis lyrata a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana | ||
| rock cress, rockcress any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis | ||
| arabis glabra, turritis glabra, tower cress, tower mustard European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis | ||
| st. barbara's herb, scurvy grass, winter cress a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C | ||
| bitter cress, bittercress any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic | ||
| cochlearia 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 C | ||
| cress - pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs | ||
| salad green, salad greens greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads | ||
| watercress cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams | ||
| garden cress cress cultivated for salads and garnishes | ||
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- cress (Noun)
A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cress (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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cress
A fast-growing, edible herb of the Cruciferae family with a mildly pungent, peppery flavour, chiefly eaten raw in salads and sandwiches.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cress
kres, 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. [A.S. cresse, cerse; cf. Dut. kers, Ger. kresse.]
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🔤- cress, noun, singular of cresses.
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