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• 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

• water cress — Рыбоводство: жеруха (Nasturtium officinale) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

• water-cress — Ботаника: кресс водяной (Nasturtium officinale) …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь



• Garden cress — Young plants Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unr …   Wikipedia

• marsh cress — any cress belonging to the genus Rorippa, of the mustard family, esp. R. islandica, that grows in marshy areas in North America and Eurasia. * * * ▪ plant also called  yellow cress        many of the 85 plant species of the genus Rorippa of the… …   Universalium

• Rock cress — Rock Rock, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. [1913 Webster] Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. Sir …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wall cress — Wall Wall, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Yellow cress — Yellow Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …   Universalium

• Barbarea verna — Land cress redirects here. For the winter annual plant, see Cardamine hirsuta. Land cress Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia