cress en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /kɹɛs/
Etymology
From Middle English cresse, crasse, from Old English cressa, cærse (“cress”), from Proto-West Germanic *krassjō, from Proto-Germanic *krasjô (“cress”). Cognate with West Frisian kers (“cress”), Dutch kers (“cress”), German Kresse (“cress”), Danish karse (“cress”), Swedish krasse (“cress”), Icelandic krassi (“cress”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
Marcus Empiricus, a Roma physician, prescribed three scruples of cress, three of red onion, three of pine seed, three of Indian nard, for impotence.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 70:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
monk's cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · field cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · Thanet cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · Belle Isle cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · dock cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · cressy (terms derived from cress (noun)) · river cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · winter cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · Austrian cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · town cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · cresslike (terms derived from cress (noun)) · monks cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · tower cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · bitter-cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · meadow cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · blister cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · golden cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · rocketcress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · bastard cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · hoary cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · trophy cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · cedar glade cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · lamb's cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · swine's cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · thale cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · bittercress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · wintercress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · lake cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · mouse-ear cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · Peter's cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · wall cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · Indian cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · hairy bitter cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · Boechera (terms derived from cress (noun)) · California cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · upland cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · cresswort (terms derived from cress (noun)) · alpine rock cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · summer cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · yellowcress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · marsh cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · Spanish cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · curled cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · spring cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · peppercress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · fetid cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · and Braya) (terms derived from cress (noun)) · rockcress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · bog cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · well cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · yellow cress) (terms derived from cress (noun)) · fool's cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · water-cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · St. Barbara's cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · northern rock cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · chamois cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · cress rocket (terms derived from cress (noun)) · land cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · pennycress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · bulbous cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · shepherd's cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · wart cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · paracress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · garden cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · sand cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · cressweed (terms derived from cress (noun)) · watercress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · cow cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · stone cress (terms derived from cress (noun)) · not worth a cress (terms derived from cress (noun))
Descendants
Translations (50)
vi cải xoong (a plant) · pt agrião (a plant) · fa شاهی (a plant) · pl rzeżucha (a plant) · fr cresson (a plant) · cs řeřicha (a plant) · axm կոտեմ (a plant) · th เทียนแดง (a plant) · az vəzəri (a plant) · tr tere (a plant) · de Kresse (a plant) · is karsi (a plant) · gl berro (a plant) · et kress (a plant) · hu zsázsa (a plant) · lb Cresson (a plant) · el κάρδαμο (a plant) · ar رَشَاد (a plant) · fa سپندان (a plant) · es mastuerzo (a plant) · ru кресс-сала́т (a plant) · es nasturcio (a plant) · fi krassi (a plant) · ko 물냉이 (a plant) · ru кресс (a plant) · ro hreniță (a plant) · kw beleren (a plant) · ro creson (a plant) · bg кресо́н (a plant) · sv krasse (a plant) · kw beler (a plant) · ota رشاد (a plant) · eo kreso (a plant) · gl brizo (a plant) · fa ترهتیزک (a plant) · es berro (a plant) · ka წიწმატი (a plant) · hy կոտեմ (a plant) · mi kirihi (a plant) · ar حُرْف (a plant) · is krassi (a plant) · fa شبخیزک (a plant) · ota تره (a plant) · ang cærse (a plant) · it crescione (a plant) · cy berwr (a plant) · la nasturtium (a plant) · ca creixen (a plant) · da karse (a plant) · hrx Kress (a plant)