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1. i., bot. tere, Crucifer. tere. tere. tere. i., bot. tere, Crucifer. tere.
2. tere, watercress su teresi, tere, cırcır, Lepidium sativum.
3. tere.

Etymology : Middle English cresse, from Old English cærse, cressa; akin to Old High German kressa cress
Pronunciation : 'kres
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century

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1. type of plant. cress\cress\ (kr&ebreve;s), n.; pl. cresses (kr&ebreve;s"&ebreve;z). [oe. ces, cresse, kers, kerse, as. cresse, cerse; akin to d. kers, g. kresse, dan. karse, sw. krasse, and possibly also to ohg. chresan to creep.] (bot.) a plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. the leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.note: the garden cress, called also peppergrass, is the lepidium sativum; the water cress is the nasturtium officinale. various other plants are sometimes called cresses. to strip the brook with mantling cresses spread.
2. A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous.
3. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic. pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves.
4. 1. Cress is a plant with small green leaves that are used in salads or to decorate food. See also mustard and cress.
5. Watercress is sometimes referred to as cress. Any of several plants of the mustard family, of interest for their spicy young basal leaves, which are used in salads and as seasonings and garnishes. Watercress is perhaps the most popular of the edible cresses. Common garden cress, or peppergrass (Lepidium sativum) is widely grown, especially in its curl-leaved form, and used as a garnish. Others include weeds (e.g., Barbarea vulgaris), wild varieties (e.g., Cardamine pratensis), and ornamentals (e.g., Arabis species).