american cress

1. 1.

   of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida

   SynonymsBelle Isle cressearly winter cressland cressAmerican watercressBarbarea vernaBarbarea praecox

   Broaderwinter cress

   Part ofBarbarea

Questions about american cress

What does american cress mean?

american cress means "of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida".

What is another word for american cress?

Close synonyms include Belle Isle cress, early winter cress, land cress, American watercress, Barbarea verna. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is american cress a common word?

american cress is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.