CRESS
\kɹˈɛs], \kɹˈɛs], \k_ɹ_ˈɛ_s]\
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A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
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The name of several species of plants like the watercress, which grow in moist places. and have pungent leaves used as a salad.
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By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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