water cressとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 water cresse, water-kresse, watercrasse, water cars, equivalent to water +‎ cress. Cognate with West Frisian waterkers (“watercress”), Dutch waterkers (“watercress”), Swedish vattenkrasse (“watercress”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈwɔːtəkɹɛs/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈwɔtəɹkɹɛs/

名詞

watercress (countable and uncountable, plural watercresses)

1. A perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale, that grows in freshwater streams; used in salads and as a garnish.
   • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 178:

     A spring wells up in the centre of the village, and watercress beds lie beside the stream running alongside the main street.

2. A similar plant, Nasturtium microphyllum.

派生語

Further reading

• watercress on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “watercress”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.