Defenition of the word cress

• Defenition of the word cress

  • A fast-growing, edible herb of the Cruciferae family with a mildly pungent, peppery flavour, chiefly eaten raw in salads and sandwiches.
  • pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
  • any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves
  • any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste

Synonyms for the word cress

• • cress plant

Meronymys for the word cress

• • Brassicaceae
  • Cruciferae
  • family Brassicaceae
  • family Cruciferae
  • mustard family

Hyponyms for the word cress

• • Arabidopsis lyrata
  • Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Arabis glabra
  • bitter cress
  • bittercress
  • Cochlearia officinalis
  • common garden cress
  • common scurvy grass
  • garden cress
  • garden pepper cress
  • Lepidium sativum
  • mouse-ear cress
  • pepper grass
  • pepperwort
  • rock cress
  • rockcress
  • scurvy grass
  • St. Barbara's herb
  • tower cress
  • tower mustard
  • Turritis glabra
  • watercress
  • winter cress

Hypernyms for the word cress

• • crucifer
  • cruciferous plant
  • salad green
  • salad greens
  • surname

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