Recent Examples on the WebThe Florida scientists hope to recycle their lunar soil later this year, planting more thale cress before possibly moving on to other vegetation. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 May 2022 But new research shows that something can grow in regolith: a weed called mouse-ear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana). Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 7 June 2022 The Florida scientists hope to recycle their lunar soil later this year, planting more thale cress before possibly moving on to other vegetation. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 May 2022 There were other challenges to getting those cress seedlings to germinate. Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 7 June 2022 The Florida scientists hope to recycle their lunar soil later this year, planting more thale cress before possibly moving on to other vegetation. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 May 2022 The Florida scientists hope to recycle their lunar soil later this year, planting more thale cress before possibly moving on to other vegetation. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 May 2022 The Florida scientists hope to recycle their lunar soil later this year, planting more thale cress before possibly moving on to other vegetation. Marcia Dunn, Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2022 The plant is also known as thale cress, which can produce small white flowers and is native to Eurasia and Africa. Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 12 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English cresse, from Old English cærse, cressa; akin to Old High German kressa cress
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of cress was before the 12th century