Cress (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Cress Plant

Hypernyms

• Cruciferous Plant

Hyponyms

• Turritis Glabra
• Mouse-ear Cress
• Tower Cress
• Arabis Glabra
• Cochlearia Officinalis
• Pepperwort
• Pepper Grass
• Lepidium Sativum
• Common Scurvy Grass
• Bitter Cress
• Garden Pepper Cress
• St. Barbara's Herb
• Rockcress
• Scurvy Grass

Meaning ²

Pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Hypernyms

• Salad Greens