: any of various crucifers with moderately pungent leaves used especially in salads: such as
a
: a watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
b
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The Sprinter founder tried several other tea time dishes, including a coronation chicken salad sandwich, cucumber and cream cheese sandwich, egg and cress sandwich, two types of scones, coconut cream bundt cake, key lime pie and a macaron.
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
The Blind Mutant Thale cress — known to science as Arabidopsis thaliana — is not a particularly attractive plant.
—Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
Arabidopsis, also called thale cress, is a plant widely used in scientific research.
—Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
Researchers rose temperatures from 60 to 82.4 degrees Fahrenheit and used three different types of plants, the thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), vegetable cabbage (Brassica oleracea) and the tomato plant (Solanum lycop).
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2023
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
The Blind Mutant Thale cress — known to science as Arabidopsis thaliana — is not a particularly attractive plant.
—Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
Arabidopsis, also called thale cress, is a plant widely used in scientific research.
—Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
Researchers rose temperatures from 60 to 82.4 degrees Fahrenheit and used three different types of plants, the thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), vegetable cabbage (Brassica oleracea) and the tomato plant (Solanum lycop).
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2023
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“Cress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cress. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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cress
noun
: any of various plants related to the mustards and having leaves that are used especially in salads
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