Cress
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kɹɛs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cress is a noun meaning (botany) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
Meaning
(botany) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
More Meanings
- Archaic form of kris.
Example Sentences
Marcus Empiricus, a Roma physician, prescribed three scruples of cress, three of red onion, three of pine seed, three of Indian nard, for impotence.
Word Forms
- cresses
Related Words
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