common watercress

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   perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere

   SynonymsRorippa nasturtium-aquaticumNasturtium officinale

   Broaderwatercress

   Part ofNasturtium

Questions about common watercress

What does common watercress mean?

common watercress means "perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere".

What is another word for common watercress?

Close synonyms include Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, Nasturtium officinale. 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 common watercress a common word?

common 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.