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monks cress

monks cress noun: garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).

monks cress: garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
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Noun

monks cress (uncountable)

  1. Garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).
    • Tip: Use colorful edible flowers (such as Monks-cress or Viola tricolor) to give your salad the wow-factor.2014 May 14, “Strawberry Cranberry Spinach Salad”, in Vegan Slaughter

Synonyms of monks cress

Origin of monks cress

From monk's cress (possessive). Compare Russian капуцин-кресс (kapucin-kress, literally “Capuchin cress”), German Kapuzinerkressen.

Questions about monks cress

What does monks cress mean?
Monks cress means garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).
What part of speech is monks cress?
Monks cress is a noun.

Words near monks cress in the dictionary

  1. monklike
  2. monkly
  3. Monkman
  4. Monkmania
  5. monks
  6. monks cress
  7. Monks Horton
  8. Monks Risborough
  9. monkscloth
  10. Monkseaton
  11. monkship

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