MARSH CRESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does marsh cress mean? • MARSH CRESS (noun)
The noun MARSH CRESS has 1 sense:
1. annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities
Familiarity information: MARSH CRESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MARSH CRESS (noun)
Meaning:
Annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
marsh cress; Rorippa islandica; yellow watercress
Hypernyms ("marsh cress" is a kind of...):
watercress (any of several water-loving cresses)
Holonyms ("marsh cress" is a member of...):
genus Rorippa; Rorippa (annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica)
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