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Indian cress

Indian cress noun: a plant of species Tropaeolum majus).

Noun

Indian cress

  1. (dated) A plant of species Tropaeolum majus).

Synonyms of Indian cress

Origin of Indian cress

So called because these plants were introduced from the Americas, then popularly known as the Indies, and used like cress as salad ingredients.

Questions about Indian cress

What does Indian cress mean?
Indian cress means a plant of species Tropaeolum majus).
What part of speech is Indian cress?
Indian cress is a noun.

Words near Indian cress in the dictionary

  1. Indian coffee plum
  2. Indian coral tree
  3. Indian coral trees
  4. Indian corn
  5. Indian courser
  6. Indian cress
  7. Indian darter
  8. Indian darters
  9. Indian Defence
  10. Indian eagle-owl
  11. Indian elephant

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