American watercress

American watercress
noun
1. mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States
Hypernyms: ↑watercress
2. of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
Hypernyms: ↑winter cress, ↑St. Barbara's herb, ↑scurvy grass
Part Holonyms: ↑Barbarea, ↑genus Barbarea

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
: a weak perennial herb (Cardamine rotundifolia) found in cold springs in the eastern United States having undivided leaves and thin pods

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