Meanings
nounmonks cress (uncountable)
- uncountableGarden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).
Tip: Use colorful edible flowers (such as Monks-cress or Viola tricolor) to give your salad the wow-factor.
2014 May 14, “Strawberry Cranberry Spinach Salad”, in Vegan SlaughterSynonyms: nasturtium, Indian cress
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGarden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).
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From monk's cress (possessive). Compare Russian капуцин-кресс (kapucin-kress, literally “Capuchin cress”), German Kapuzinerkressen.
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monks cress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monks%20cress
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“monks cress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monks%20cress. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monks cress,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monks%20cress.
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