watercress

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

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noun

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

watercress

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noun

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)
any of several similar or related plants

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Word 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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Per LaMarita, radish greens are best enjoyed raw in salads and mixed with fresh kale, watercress, arugula, parsley or baby greens.

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Unbeknownst to many is that watercress is part of the cruciferous family of vegetables, alongside cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and bok choy.

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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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water crake water cure

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