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cress vs watercress

watercress vs cress

cress and watercress both are nouns.

cress is not an adjective while watercress is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cress Yes No No No
watercress Yes Yes No No
As nouns, watercress is a hyponym of cress; that is, watercress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cress:
  • cress: pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
  • watercress: cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams
Other hyponyms of cress include garden cress, winter cress.
As nouns, watercress is a hyponym of cress; that is, watercress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cress:
  • cress: any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste
  • watercress: any of several water-loving cresses
Other hyponyms of cress include Arabidopsis thaliana, mouse-ear cress, Arabidopsis lyrata, rock cress, rockcress, Arabis glabra, tower cress, tower mustard, Turritis glabra, scurvy grass, St. Barbara's herb, winter cress, bitter cress, bittercress, Cochlearia officinalis, common scurvy grass, scurvy grass, common garden cress, garden pepper cress, Lepidium sativum, pepper grass, pepperwort.
cress (noun) watercress (noun)
pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams
any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste any of several water-loving cresses
cress (adjective) watercress (adjective)
of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green
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