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MARSH CRESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities
Synonyms:
marsh cress; Rorippa islandica; yellow watercress
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("marsh cress" is a kind of...):
watercress (any of several water-loving cresses)
Holonyms ("marsh cress" is a member of...):
genus Rorippa; Rorippa (annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica)