lamb's cress en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English *lambes-cresse, from Old English lambes cerse (“lamb's cress”), equivalent to lamb + -'s + cress.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An annual or biennial species of plant (Cardamine hirsuta) in the family Brassicaceae that is edible as a salad green.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lamb's cresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| landcress | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lambscress | alternative | lexicographic | |
| land cress | alternative | lexicographic |