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water-cress

water-cress is the alternative form of watercress.

Meaning of watercress

Noun

watercress (countable and uncountable, plural watercresses)

  1. A perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale, that grows in freshwater streams; used in salads and as a garnish.
    • A spring wells up in the centre of the village, and watercress beds lie beside the stream running alongside the main street.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 178
  2. A similar plant, Nasturtium microphyllum.

Forms of water-cress

pluralwater-cresses

Questions about water-cress

What is water-cress the alternative form of?
Water-cress is the alternative form of watercress.

Words near water-cress in the dictionary

  1. water-cooler chat
  2. water-cooler effect
  3. water-cooler effects
  4. water-cooler talk
  5. water-coolers
  6. water-cress
  7. water-cresses
  8. water-cure
  9. water-cures
  10. water-dock
  11. water-docks

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