garden cress

UK/ˈɡɑːdn̩ kɹɛs/

noun

A plant, Lepidium sativum.

Meanings

noungarden cress (usually uncountable, plural garden cresses)

plural garden cresses

  1. countableuncountableusuallyA plant, Lepidium sativum.

    Synonyms: tongue grass

  2. uncountableusuallyThe pungent leaves of the plant, used in salads.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant, Lepidium sativum.

Also see

Translations

Ancient Greek κάρδαμον
  • κάρδαμον (kárdamon)the leafy plant
Bulgarian кресон
  • кресон (kreson)the leafy plant
Catalan morritort, endivieta
  • morritortthe leafy plant
  • endivietathe leafy plant
Czech řeřicha
  • řeřichathe leafy plant
Dutch bitterkers, tuinkers
  • bitterkersthe leafy plant
  • tuinkersthe leafy plant
  • sterrenkersthe leafy plant
Finnish vihanneskrassi, vihanneskrassi
  • vihanneskrassithe leafy plant
  • vihanneskrassithe leaves, used in salads
French cresson alénois
  • cresson alénoisthe leafy plant
German Kresse, Gartenkresse
  • Kressethe leafy plant
  • Gartenkressethe leafy plant
Irish biolar garraí
  • biolar garraíthe leafy plant
Italian crescione, nasturzio d'orto
  • crescionethe leafy plant
  • nasturzio d'ortothe leafy plant
Persian شاهی, تره تیزک
  • شاهی (šâhi)the leafy plant
  • تره تیزکthe leafy plant
Polish rzeżucha, pieprzyca siewna
  • rzeżuchathe leafy plant
  • pieprzyca siewnathe leafy plant
  • rzeżuchathe leaves, used in salads
  • rzeżucha siewnathe leaves, used in salads
  • rzeżucha ogrodowathe leaves, used in salads
  • pieprzycathe leaves, used in salads
  • pieprzyca siewnathe leaves, used in salads
Portuguese agrião
  • agriãothe leafy plant
Romanian creson
  • cresonthe leafy plant
Spanish berro
  • berrothe leafy plant
Swedish smörgåskrasse
  • smörgåskrassethe leafy plant
Turkish tere
  • terethe leafy plant
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APA

garden cress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garden%20cress

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Chicago

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