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English
Etymology
So called because these plants were introduced from the Americas, then popularly known as the Indies, and used like cress as salad ingredients.
Noun
Indian cress
- (dated) A plant of species Tropaeolum majus).
- Synonyms: garden nasturtium, monks cress, nasturtium, trophywort
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