Cress

Morpheme

Cress

Type

free base

Denotation

edible cruciferous plant with a moderately pungent taste

Etymology

Middle English cresse, crasse; Old English cresse, cærse

Evidence

bittercress, cress, cresses, cresslike, cressweed, cresswort, cressy, paracress, pennycress, peppercress, rockcress, rocketcress, watercress, wintercress, yellowcress