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fool's watercress

fool's watercress noun: members of the species Helosciadium nodiflorum (syn. Apium nodiflorum), a flowering plant native to western Europe, the leaves somewhat resembling those of watercress.

Noun

fool's watercress (uncountable)

  1. Members of the species Helosciadium nodiflorum (syn. Apium nodiflorum), a flowering plant native to western Europe, the leaves somewhat resembling those of watercress.

Questions about fool's watercress

What does fool's watercress mean?
Fool's watercress means members of the species Helosciadium nodiflorum (syn. Apium nodiflorum), a flowering plant native to western Europe, the leaves somewhat resembling those of watercress.
What part of speech is fool's watercress?
Fool's watercress is a noun.

Words near fool's watercress in the dictionary

  1. fool's mushroom
  2. fool's paradise
  3. fool's parsley
  4. fool's rack
  5. fool's spring
  6. fool's watercress
  7. fool's-parsley
  8. fool-hardy
  9. fool-hearted
  10. fool-heartedly
  11. fool-heartedness

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