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Cress

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Noun

1. cress, cress plant

any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste

2. cress

pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cress

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noun
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

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Cress

see synonyms of cress
noun
any of various plants of the crucifer family, as watercress, the pungent leaves of which are used in salads and as garnishes

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cress

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

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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