town cress

noun

garden cress, or peppergrass.

OriginMiddle English tonncresse ← Old English tuuncressa →
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Meanings

nountown cress (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegarden cress, or peppergrass.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtuuncressa
  2. Middle Englishtonncresse
  3. Englishtown cress

From Middle English tonncresse, from Old English tuuncressa.

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APA

town cress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20cress

MLA

“town cress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20cress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “town cress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/town%20cress.

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