cressyadj.
/ˈkrɛsi/ Abounding in cresses.
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Silesia1796
spinaceous1822
watercressy1828
cressy1859
romaine1865
spinachy1950
1859 J. Ruskin Two Paths 214 Rustic bridges over cressy brooks.
1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 70 Cressy islets white in flower.
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