american watercress

1. 1.

   mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States

   Synonymsmountain watercressCardamine rotundifolia

   Broaderwatercress
2. 2.

   of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida

   SynonymsBelle Isle cressearly winter cressland cressAmerican cressBarbarea vernaBarbarea praecox

   Broaderwinter cress

   Part ofBarbarea

Questions about american watercress

What does american watercress mean?

american watercress means "mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for american watercress?

Close synonyms include mountain watercress, Cardamine rotundifolia, Belle Isle cress, early winter cress, land cress. 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 watercress a common word?

american watercress 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.