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Definition of Cress
1. Noun. Any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste.
Group relationships: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, Family Brassicaceae, Family Cruciferae, Mustard Family
Generic synonyms: Crucifer, Cruciferous Plant
Specialized synonyms: Watercress, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Mouse-ear Cress, Arabidopsis Lyrata, Rock Cress, Rockcress, Arabis Glabra, Tower Cress, Tower Mustard, Turritis Glabra, Scurvy Grass, St. Barbara's Herb, Winter Cress, Bitter Cress, Bittercress, Cochlearia Officinalis, Common Scurvy Grass, Scurvy Grass, Common Garden Cress, Garden Pepper Cress, Lepidium Sativum, Pepper Grass, Pepperwort
2. Noun. Pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs.
Specialized synonyms: Watercress, Garden Cress, Winter Cress
Definition of Cress
1. n. A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
Definition of Cress
1. Noun. (botany) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cress
1. a plant used in salads [n -ES] : CRESSY [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cress
Literary usage of Cress
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1897)
"A specimen so labelled, received by Mr. Fletcher, is, however, only the iJ of
cestus, varying a little from typical coloration. Ichneumon nuncius, cress. ..."
2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"cress. Turn. Names. A general name for many cruciferous plants. Prior (p. 57)
says ' used absolutely it means the genus Lepidium. ..."
3. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"Yellow Rocket or cress. B. vulgaris R. Br. South Haven; Ann Arbor, ...
Lake Water-cress. Nasturtium lacustre A. Gray. From Fish Creek and Maple River ..."
4. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1905)
"L. exilis cress. June io, 1896. 2 specimens. L. montana cress. ... G. anguina cress.
June 21, 1894. 2 specimens. MAMMA, I don't understand these lire-Mies. ..."
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