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peppercresses

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pep⋅per⋅grass

  [pep-er-gras, -grahs]
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–noun
any pungent plant belonging to the genus Lepidium, of the mustard family, used as a potherb or salad vegetable.
Also called pep⋅per⋅cress [pep-er-kres] .
Compare garden cress.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME; see pepper, grass
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pep·per·cress   (pěp'ər-krěs')   
n.  See peppergrass.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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