| English noun: cress | 
| 1. | cress (plant) any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste | 
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 | Synonyms | cress plant | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | crucifer, cruciferous plant | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | Arabidopsis lyrata, Arabidopsis thaliana, Arabis glabra, bitter cress, bittercress, Cochlearia officinalis, common garden cress, common scurvy grass, garden pepper cress, Lepidium sativum, mouse-ear cress, pepper grass, pepperwort, rock cress, rockcress, scurvy grass, scurvy grass, St. Barbara's herb, tower cress, tower mustard, Turritis glabra, watercress, winter cress | 
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 | Member meronym | Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family | 
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| 2. | cress (food) pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | salad green, salad greens | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | garden cress, watercress, winter cress | 
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