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watercress

[ waw-ter-kres, wot-er- ]

noun

  1. a cress, Nasturtium officinale, of the mustard family, usually growing in clear, running streams and having pungent leaves.
  2. the leaves, used for salads, soups, and as a garnish.


watercress

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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of watercress1

1300–50; Middle English; cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German waterkerse. See water, cress
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Classic French Watercress is basically Potato Leek with watercress added, but that is not the case here.

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His family have been watercress farmers here since the 1850s, but until a chef told him of a farm he had seen in Japan that grew something similar, he had not grown anything else.

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He ate dandelion greens, birch bark, pigweed, wild onions, mushrooms, grass seed, watercress.

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Researchers from Devon believe the healing properties of watercress could pave the way for new skin treatments.

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In 2017, a team at MIT was able to cause watercress plants to glow for about four hours.

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