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BNC: 24567 COCA: 26925

cress

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cress /ˈkrɛs/ noun
plural cresses
cress
/ˈkrɛs/
noun
plural cresses
Learner's definition of CRESS
[count, noncount]
: a small plant that has spicy leaves that are eaten especially in salads水芹;野芥菜 see also watercress
BNC: 24567 COCA: 26925

cress

noun

: any of various crucifers with moderately pungent leaves used especially in salads: such as
a
: a watercress (Nasturtium officinale)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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 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
BNC: 24567 COCA: 26925

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