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watercress
(wɔːtəʳkres)
uncountable noun
Watercress is a small plant with white flowers which grows in streams and pools. Its leaves taste hot and are eaten raw in salads.
watercress in British English
(ˈwɔːtəˌkrɛs)
noun
1.
an Old World plant, Nasturtium officinale, of clear ponds and streams, having pungent leaves that are used in salads and as a garnish: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
2.
any of several similar or related plants
watercress in American English
(ˈwɔtərˌkrɛs; ˈwɑtərˌkrɛs)
noun
a white-flowered plant (Nasturtium officinale) of the crucifer family, growing generally in running water, as from springs: its leaves are used in salads, soups, etc.
Word origin
ME watercresse: see water & cressImage ofwatercress
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British English: watercress /ˈwɔːtəˌkrɛs/ NOUN
Watercress is a small plant with white flowers which grows in streams and pools. Its leaves taste hot and are eaten raw in salads.
- American English: watercress
- Arabic: قُرَّةُ العَيْـن
- Brazilian Portuguese: agrião
- Chinese: 豆瓣菜
- Croatian: potočarka
- Czech: řeřicha potoční
- Danish: brøndkarse
- Dutch: waterkers
- European Spanish: berro
- Finnish: vesikrassi
- French: cresson
- German: Brunnenkresse
- Greek: νεροκάρδαμο
- Italian: crescione
- Japanese: クレソン
- Korean: 물냉이
- Norwegian: engelskkarse
- Polish: rukiew wodna
- European Portuguese: agrião
- Romanian: măcriș-de-baltă
- Russian: жеруха
- Latin American Spanish: berro
- Swedish: vattenkrasse
- Thai: พืชน้ำมีสีเขียวเข้มใส่ในสลัดหรือตกแต่งอาหาร
- Turkish: su teresi
- Ukrainian: водяний крес
- Vietnamese: rau cải xoong
Chinese translation of 'watercress'
watercress
(ˈwɔːtəkrɛs)
n (u)
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水田芥
(shuǐtiánjiè)