watercress

• water-cress, water cress

From Middle English water cresse, water-kresse, watercrasse, water cars, equivalent to water +‎ cress. Cognate with West Frisian waterkers (“watercress”), Dutch waterkers (“watercress”), Swedish vattenkrasse (“watercress”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːtəkɹɛs/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔtəɹkɹɛs/

watercress (countable and uncountable, plural watercresses)

1. A perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale, that grows in freshwater streams; used in salads and as a garnish.
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 178:

     A spring wells up in the centre of the village, and watercress beds lie beside the stream running alongside the main street.

2. A similar plant, Nasturtium microphyllum.

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