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garden cress

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garden cress
n.
An annual herb (Lepidium sativum) of the mustard family, having pungent leaves and usually grown as a salad plant.

garden cress
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a pungent-tasting plant, Lepidium sativum, with white or reddish flowers: cultivated for salads, as a garnish, etc.: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
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Noun1.garden cress - cress cultivated for salads and garnishes
cress - pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
common garden cress, garden pepper cress, Lepidium sativum, pepper grass, pepperwort - annual herb used as salad green and garnish


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quot;Negative" calorie food list: Apples, asparagus, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cantaloupes, carrot, cauliflower, celery stalk, celery root, cranberries, cucumbers, eggplant, endives, garden cress, garlic, grapefruit, green beans, green cabbage, Lamb''s lettuce, Lemons, Lettuce, Onions, Papayas, Pineapples, prunes, radishes, raspberries, spinach, strawberries, tangerines, tomatoes, turnips, zucchini.
Garden cress provides fast, nutritious greens, ready to harvest in only 10 days; sow in shallow planters on a thick pad of moist paper towels or two inches of soil.
Dextophane is made with the plant compound sulforaphane that has been identified in sprouts of garden cress as a stimulator of detoxification and antioxidant enzymes.
 
 
 
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