Definitions for: Cress


[n] pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
[n] any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: cress plant

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

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