watercress
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Nasturtium officinale
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Etymology
From Middle English water cresse, water-kresse, watercrasse, water cars, equivalent to water + cress. Cognate with West Frisian waterkers (“watercress”), Dutch waterkers (“watercress”), Swedish vattenkrasse (“watercress”).
Pronunciation
Noun
watercress (countable and uncountable, plural watercresses)
- A perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale, that grows in freshwater streams; used in salads and as a garnish.
- 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 178:
- A spring wells up in the centre of the village, and watercress beds lie beside the stream running alongside the main street.
- A similar plant, Nasturtium microphyllum.
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Translations
Nasturtium officinale
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Nasturtium microphyllum
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Further reading
watercress on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “watercress”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
