Definition of Cresses. Meaning of Cresses. Synonyms of Cresses

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Definition of Cresses

Cresses
Cress Cress (kr[e^]s), n.; pl. Cresses (kr[e^]s"[e^]z). [OE. ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers, G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG. chresan to creep.] (Bot.) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic. Note: The garden cress, called also peppergrass, is the Lepidium sativum; the water cress is the Nasturtium officinale. Various other plants are sometimes called cresses. To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread. --Goldsmith. Bitter cress. See under Bitter. Not worth a cress, or ``not worth a kers.' a common old proverb, now turned into the meaningless ``not worth a curse.' --Skeat.

Meaning of Cresses from wikipedia

- Look up cress or cresses in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cress or CRESS may refer to one or more of the following: Plants cultivated for their edible...
- Cress (Lepidium sativum), sometimes referred to as garden cress (or curly cress) to distinguish it from similar plants also referred to as cress (from...
- Cardamine hirsuta, commonly called hairy bittercress or popping cress, is an annual or biennial species of plant in the family Br****icaceae, and is edible...
- Cressing is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Es****, England. Within the parish is the village of Tye Green and the hamlet of Hawbush...
- Arabidopsis thaliana, the thale cress, mouse-ear cress or arabidopsis, is a small plant from the mustard family (Br****icaceae), native to Eurasia and Africa...
- Br****icaceae. Common names include land cress, American cress, bank cress, black wood cress, Belle Isle cress, Bermuda cress, poor man's cabbage, early yellowrocket...
- Curtis Cress (born 11 August 1952), known by his stage name Curt Cress, is a German musician, singer and songwriter. Curt Cress began his career in 1965...
- Cress Williams (born July 26, 1970) is an American actor, known for his roles in Prison Break and Close to Home. His most recent roles include Mayor Lavon...
- Lepidium draba, also known as whitetop, ****y cress, or Thanet cress, is a rhizomatous perennial flowering plant in the family Br****icaceae. It is native...
- consumed by humans. Watercress and many of its relatives, such as garden cress, mustard, radish, and wasabi, are noteworthy for their piquant flavors....