Cress Definition

krĕs
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
Synonyms:
  • cress plant

Other Word Forms of Cress

Noun

Singular:
cress
Plural:
cresses

Origin of Cress

  • Old English cressa, from West Germanic *krasjon-. Cognate with Dutch kers, German Kresse.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English cresse from Old English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cress Sentence Examples

  • Cress is my favorite Exmoor pony in many ways.

  • In the violet the calycine segments are prolonged downwards beyond their insertions, and in the Indian cress (Tropaeolum) this prolongation is in the form of a spur (calcar), formed by three sepals; in Delphinium it is formed by one.

  • Judging by the signs, the little river Ecole also supports a thriving water cress industry.

  • Having found this gene in thale cress, they now know what to look for in important crop species.

  • The main buildings on the site are a 1 hectare greenhouse for salad cress production and a 5 hectare greenhouse growing pot herbs.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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