Land Cress (Noun)
Meaning
Of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Land cress, native to southwestern Europe, is now commonly cultivated in Florida for its edible leaves.
- This particular land cress is prized in the state of Florida, where its cool-season cultivation offers an advantage over many other greens.
- Native to southwestern Europe, land cress is one of several peppery greens cultivated in Florida's warm and humid environment.
- In Florida, the mild winters and adequate moisture make the state ideal for cultivating land cress.
- This hardy green relative of the cabbage, native to southwestern Europe but now grown in Florida, is also sometimes known as American cress.
Synonyms
- Barbarea Verna
- Belle Isle Cress
- Barbarea Praecox
- American Watercress
- Early Winter Cress
- American Cress