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cress

  [kres]
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–noun
1. any of various plants of the mustard family, esp. the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
2. any of various similar plants.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME cresse, OE cress(a), cresse; c. D kers, G Kresse

Related forms:
cressy, adjective
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Word Origin & History

cress 
O.E. cresse, originally cærse, from P.Gmc. *krasjon-, which may be connected to creep, giving the word a literal sense of "creeper." It underwent a metathesis similar to grass.
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