cress
/kres/noun
mass noun
1- a plant of the cabbage family, typically having small white flowers and pungent leaves. Some kinds are edible and are eaten raw as salad水田芥; 独行菜; 水芹。
1.1
- Barbarea and other genera, family Cruciferae: several species, including garden cress (used in mustard and cress) and watercress.山芥属及其他属, 十字花科： 数种, 包括独行菜（用于拌色拉用的芥菜与水芹嫩叶）和水田芥。
词源
Old English cresse, c æ rse, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kers and German Kresse.