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WATERCRESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("watercress" is a kind of...):
cress (pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any of several water-loving cresses
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("watercress" is a kind of...):
cress; cress plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "watercress"):
American watercress; Cardamine rotundifolia; mountain watercress (mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States)
common watercress; Nasturtium officinale; Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere)
marsh cress; Rorippa islandica; yellow watercress (annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities)
great yellowcress; Nasturtium amphibium; Rorippa amphibia (perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium)
Holonyms ("watercress" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)
Derivation:
watercress (of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green
Synonyms:
cress green; cresson; watercress
Classified under:
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
Derivation:
watercress (any of several water-loving cresses)
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