Definition of watercress Watercress
/wɔˈtɚkɹɛˌs/ - [woterkres] - wa•ter•cress
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What does watercress mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: watercresses |
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| watercress - any of several water-loving cresses | ||
| cress plant, cress pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs | ||
| 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 | ||
| cardamine rotundifolia, mountain watercress, american watercress mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States | ||
| common watercress, nasturtium officinale, rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere | ||
| marsh cress, rorippa islandica, yellow watercress annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities | ||
| watercress - cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams | ||
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Wiktionary 
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watercress
An edible aquatic or semi-aquatic perennial plant of the species Nasturtium officinale in the Brassicaceae family.
Part of speech
🔤- watercress, noun, singular of watercresses.
