cress
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1. pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs (noun.food)
| hyponym | : | watercress, |
| definition | : | cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | garden cress, |
| definition | : | cress cultivated for salads and garnishes (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | winter cress, |
| definition | : | cress cultivated for winter salads (noun.food) |
2. any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste (noun.plant)
| hyponym | : | watercress, |
| definition | : | any of several water-loving cresses (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | arabidopsis thaliana, mouse-ear cress, |
| definition | : | a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers; much studied by plant geneticists; the first higher plant whose complete genome sequence was described (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | arabidopsis lyrata, |
| definition | : | a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | rock cress, rockcress, |
| definition | : | any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bitter cress, bittercress, |
| definition | : | any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | brassicaceae, cruciferae, family brassicaceae, family cruciferae, mustard family, |
| definition | : | a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives (noun.plant) |
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