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garden cress

–noun
a peppergrass, Lepidium sativum, used as a salad vegetable.

Origin:
1570–80
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garden cress  
n.  An annual herb (Lepidium sativum) of the mustard family, having pungent leaves and usually grown as a salad plant.
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