cress
Americannoun
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any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
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any of various similar plants.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cress
before 900; Middle English cresse, Old English cress ( a ), cresse; cognate with Dutch kers, German Kresse
Example Sentences
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“We want the registry to really be the entry point of a long-term relationship,” Cress said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
However, this program has also been criticized for containing loopholes that allow industry to release contaminants regardless, said Caroline Cress, a senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
The tribunal was told he asked Assistant Commissioner Rolfe to approach then-Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick - to whom he referred as "Cress" - to request his resignation be accepted.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023
“Straight guy, I think written probably as Jewish, and yet in the end it was Cress Williams,” McCormack said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023
Flowers bright yellow, in racemes; pods spreading or ascending Winter Cress, Barbarea vulgaris. 28b.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
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