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American watercress

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: American watercress

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n
mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States
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n
of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: American watercress
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n mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States

Synonyms:
Cardamine rotundifolia, mountain watercress
Type of:
watercress
any of several water-loving cresses
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n of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida

Synonyms:
American cress, Barbarea praecox, Barbarea verna, Belle Isle cress, early winter cress, land cress
Type of:
St. Barbara's herb, scurvy grass, winter cress
any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
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