MARSH CRESS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities

Synonyms:

marsh cress; Rorippa islandica; yellow watercress

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("marsh cress" is a kind of...):

watercress (any of several water-loving cresses)

Holonyms ("marsh cress" is a member of...):

genus Rorippa; Rorippa (annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica)

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