Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monks cress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: monks cress
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Tip: Use colorful edible flowers (such as Monks-cress or Viola tricolor) to give your salad the wow-factor."

Etymology

From monk's cress (possessive). Compare Russian капуцин-кресс (kapucin-kress, literally “Capuchin cress”), German Kapuzinerkressen.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

nasturtium Indian cress

Questions

What does monks cress mean?: Garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).
Where does monks cress come from?: From monk's cress (possessive). Compare Russian капуцин-кресс (kapucin-kress, literally “Capuchin cress”), German Kapuzinerkressen.

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