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cress

noun
🔊/kres/
🔊/kres/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a small plant with thin stems and very small leaves, often eaten in salads and sandwiches 水芥（常放在色拉和三明治中食用）see also watercressTopics Foodc2
    Word OriginOld English cresse, cærse, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kers and German Kresse.