cress

cress  (krs)

n.

1. An Old World annual plant (Lepidium sativum) in the mustard family, cultivated for its edible seedlings and leaves.

2. Any of several related plants, such as pennycress and watercress.

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[Middle English cresse, from Old English.]

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cress [krɛs]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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

[Old English cressa; related to Old High German cresso cress, kresan to crawl]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cress - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste cress plant 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 crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae watercress - any of several water-loving cresses 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, tower cress, tower mustard, Turritis glabra - or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe St. Barbara's herb, winter cress, scurvy grass - any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad 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 common garden cress, garden pepper cress, Lepidium sativum, pepper grass, pepperwort - annual herb used as salad green and garnish
	2.	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 winter cress - cress cultivated for winter salads

Translations

cress [kres] N → berro m

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cress [ˈkrɛs] n → cresson m

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cress

n → (Garten)kresse f; (= watercress) → Brunnenkresse f

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cress [krɛs] n → crescione m

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cress [krɛs] n → crescione m

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cress

n cress [kres]

any of several edible plants with sharp-tasting leaves used in salads. bronkors, waterkers, bronslaai نبات الرّشاد бот. кресон řeřicha karse die Kresse κάρδαμο berro kress انواع گیاهان دستۀ شاهیان krassi cresson גַרגִיר נְחָלִים सलाद में उपयोग होने वाले पत्तों के पौधे dragušac zsázsa saledri karsi crescione からしな 갓류의 식물 pipirnė krese selada kers karse rzeżucha agrião cre­son; lobodă кресс-салат žerucha kreša grbač krasse ผักที่มีรสเผ็ดใช้กินเป็นผักสลัด tere 水芹 крес-салат كاهو cải xoong 十字花科植物, 水芹

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cress → نبات رشاد řeřicha karse Kresse κάρδαμο berro krassi cresson vrtna grbica crescione コショウソウ 다닥냉이 kers karse rzeżucha agrião кресс-салат krasse ใบพืชที่มีรสแรงใช้ทำสลัดและสำหรับตกแต่งอาหาร tere rau cải xoong 水芹