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Water cress

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Water cress
Water cress Wa"ter cress` (Bot.) A perennial cruciferous herb ({Nasturtium officinale}) growing usually in clear running or spring water. The leaves are pungent, and used for salad and as an antiscorbutic. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

  
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