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English noun: cress

1. cress (plant) any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste


Synonymscress plant


Broader (hypernym)crucifer, cruciferous plant


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


Member meronymBrassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family

2. cress (food) pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs


Broader (hypernym)salad green, salad greens


Narrower (hyponym)garden cress, watercress, winter cress









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