cress
noun
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Definition of cress
: any of various crucifers with moderately pungent leaves used especially in salads: such as
a
: a watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
b
: garden cress
Examples of cress in a Sentence
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In the Salk study, scientists worked with the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, or thale cress. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Salk Institute scientists get to the root of plant growth," 11 July 2019 Then Perricone had to get off the phone but promised to send me immediately the recipe for a light, luminous cream that anoints the simple beef, salt, crouton, and cress mixture at Manfreds. — Tamar Adler, Vogue, "Is Serving Raw Meat And Fish A Dinner Party Taboo?," 12 Apr. 2019 The 18-centimeter lunar greenhouse also contains potato and rock cress (related to cabbage and mustard) seeds, as well as fruit fly eggs, which Chinese scientists hope will hatch during the rover’s stay on the moon. — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, "Seeds Have Sprouted on the Moon for the Very First Time," 15 Jan. 2019 Violet cress is actually closer to rapeseed and its derivative, canola. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "This Purple Plant Has a Secret That Could Replace Synthetic Engine Oil," 27 Aug. 2018 Layer roast beef and cress on bottom, then top with pickled onions. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Roast Beef Baguette," 21 June 2018 New to the market this week from Rempel Family Farm is kale and cress. — Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, "Muldoon Farmers Market finds new home in a new neighborhood park," 20 June 2018 At this time of year his department specifies prevention of flowering and seed-setting of poison hemlock, Canada thistle, whitetop (hoary cress), Scotch thistle and rush skeletonweed. — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Know the proper ways to attack all of our plentiful weeds," 1 June 2018 Whitetop, or Hoary cress, is a very tough perennial weed that spreads by rhizomes and seeds. — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Know the proper ways to attack all of our plentiful weeds," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cress.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cress
cress
noun
English Language Learners Definition of cress
: a small plant that has spicy leaves that are eaten especially in salads
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cress
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Kids Definition of cress
: a small plant having leaves with a sharp taste that are eaten in salads