About The Word Cress
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Cress
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What's The Definition Of Cress?
[n] pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
[n] any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves Synonyms | Synonyms for Cress: cress plant Related Terms | Find terms related to Cress: See Also | Arabidopsis lyrata | Arabidopsis thaliana | Arabis glabra | bitter cress | bittercress | Brassicaceae | Cochlearia officinalis | common garden cress | common scurvy grass | crucifer | Cruciferae | cruciferous plant | family Brassicaceae | family Cruciferae | garden cress | garden pepper cress | Lepidium sativum | mouse-ear cress | mustard family | pepper grass | pepperwort | rock cress | rockcress | salad green | salad greens | scurvy grass | St. Barbara's herb | tower cress | tower mustard | Turritis glabra | watercress | watercress | winter cress | winter cress Cress In Webster's Dictionary \Cress\ (kr[e^]s), n.; pl. {Cresses} (kr[e^]s"[e^]z). [OE.
ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers,
G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG.
chresan to creep.] (Bot.)
A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves
have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and
antiscorbutic.
Note: The garden cress, called also {peppergrass}, is the
{Lepidium sativum}; the water cress is the {Nasturtium
officinale}. Various other plants are sometimes called
cresses.
To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread.
--Goldsmith.
{Bitter cress}. See under {Bitter}.
{Not worth a cress}, or {``not worth a kers.''} a common old
proverb, now turned into the meaningless ``not worth a
curse.'' --Skeat.
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