garden cress

gar·den cress

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gahr-dn kres]
- /ˈgɑr dn krɛs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gahr-dn kres]
- /ˈgɑr dn krɛs/

Definitions of garden cress words

noun garden cress a peppergrass, Lepidium sativum, used as a salad vegetable. 1
noun garden cress a pungent-tasting plant, Lepidium sativum, with white or reddish flowers: cultivated for salads, as a garnish, etc: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) 0
noun garden cress an annual plant (Lepidium sativum) of the crucifer family, sometimes grown as a salad plant 0
noun garden cress (Uncountable Noun) NC A plant, Lepidium sativum. 0
noun garden cress (Uncountable Noun) The pungent leaves of the plant, used in salads. 0

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Origin of garden cress

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80

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Parts of speech for Garden cress

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Garden cress

garden cress popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

garden cress usage trend in Literature

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