cress

Noun

Meaning

A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

watercress bitter cress garden cress cress plant ceres shad cherry nasturtium collapse hook mustard icing custard crucifer coxcomb
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Hypernyms

crucifer salad greens cruciferous plant salad green

Hyponyms

watercress pepperwort rockcress bittercress scurvy grass Arabidopsis thaliana

Phrases with the word

tower cress winter cress pepper cress upland cress Arctic rock cress rainbow rock cress

Derivatives

Cresses

Anagrams

CSSer

Examples

Additionally, Cress assisted department directors with managing phone calls and changing the phone number as needed, as well as allowing some services to be provided online, such as filling out building inspection forms and requests for marriage licenses. Source: Internet

Cato speaks of an enormous number of breads including; libum (sacrificial cakes made with flour), placenta (groats and cress), spira (our modern day flour pretzels), scibilata ( tortes ), savaillum (sweet cake), and globus apherica ( fritters ). Source: Internet

“Chief Cress is a solid and respected leader in the community with an impeccable record. Source: Internet

At dinner in first class that evening the seventh course was roast squab and cress: enough said,” writes Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen in “The Titanic and the End of an Era.” Source: Internet

However, an intact thale cress stamen does not have such collar, this is a fixation artifact: the stamen has been cut below the picture frame, and epidermis (upper layer of cells) of stamen stalk has peeled off, forming a non-characteristic structure. Source: Internet

Cress holds other certifications related to public safety and the 911 industry. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

crespine crespinette Crespo cress green cress plant Cressage