Phrase guide

garden cress

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɡɑːdn̩ kɹɛs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A plant, Lepidium sativum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tongue grass

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The pungent leaves of the plant, used in salads.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

cress cultivated for salads and garnishes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cress

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կոտեմ (kotem) — the leafy plant
  • Armenian: կոտեմ մշակովի (kotem mšakovi) — the leafy plant
  • Armenian: թառա (tʻaṙa) — the leafy plant
  • Middle Armenian: կոտեմ (kotem) — the leafy plant
  • Bulgarian: кресон (kreson) — the leafy plant
  • Catalan: morritort — the leafy plant
  • Catalan: endivieta — the leafy plant
  • Cornish: beler lowarth — the leafy plant
  • Cornish: beleren lowarth — the leafy plant
  • Czech: řeřicha — the leafy plant
  • Dutch: bitterkers — the leafy plant
  • Dutch: tuinkers — the leafy plant
  • Dutch: sterrenkers — the leafy plant
  • Finnish: vihanneskrassi — the leafy plant
  • French: cresson alénois — the leafy plant
  • Georgian: წიწმატი (c̣ic̣maṭi) — the leafy plant
  • German: Kresse — the leafy plant
  • German: Gartenkresse — the leafy plant
  • Ancient Greek: κάρδαμον (kárdamon) — the leafy plant
  • Cappadocian Greek: κότιμο (kótimo) — the leafy plant
  • Irish: biolar garraí — the leafy plant
  • Italian: crescione — the leafy plant
  • Italian: nasturzio d'orto — the leafy plant
  • Persian: شاهی (šâhi) — the leafy plant
  • Persian: تره تیزک — the leafy plant
  • Polish: rzeżucha — the leafy plant
  • Polish: pieprzyca siewna — the leafy plant
  • Portuguese: agrião — the leafy plant
  • Romanian: creson — the leafy plant
  • Lower Sorbian: zagrodna krjasa — the leafy plant
  • Upper Sorbian: zahrodna žerchej — the leafy plant
  • Spanish: berro — the leafy plant
  • Swedish: smörgåskrasse — the leafy plant
  • Turkish: tere — the leafy plant
  • Ottoman Turkish: تره (tere) — the leafy plant
  • Ottoman Turkish: رشاد (reşâd) — the leafy plant
  • Finnish: vihanneskrassi — the leaves, used in salads
  • Polish: rzeżucha — the leaves, used in salads
  • Polish: rzeżucha siewna — the leaves, used in salads
  • Polish: rzeżucha ogrodowa — the leaves, used in salads
  • Polish: pieprzyca — the leaves, used in salads
  • Polish: pieprzyca siewna — the leaves, used in salads