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indian cress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
in-di-an cress
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant of species Tropaeolum majus).

Dated

Etymology

So called because these plants were introduced from the Americas, then popularly known as the Indies, and used like cress as salad ingredients.

Usage

Synonyms

garden nasturtium monks cress nasturtium trophywort tropaeolum majus

Questions

What does indian cress mean?
A plant of species Tropaeolum majus).
Where does indian cress come from?
So called because these plants were introduced from the Americas, then popularly known as the Indies, and used like cress as salad ingredients.

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