watercress
noun
wa·ter·cress
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkres 
ˈwä-
1
: any of several aquatic or semiaquatic cresses
especially
: a perennial cress (Nasturtium officinale) native to Europe and southwestern Asia that is naturalized in the U.S. and has leaves used especially in salads or as a potherb
2
: the leaves of a watercress
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What’s new are twists on steakhouse classics: a rich lobster mac and cheese, oysters Rockefeller that use the delicate flavors of watercress instead of the usual mound of spinach, an artful crab cake that is most definitely not stuffed with filler.
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Connie Ogle
july 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Featured Recipe Mint Julep View Recipe → For dinner after the race, served over a tablecloth: roast beef with potatoes, watercress and Henry Bain sauce, a condiment that came out of Louisville’s Pendennis Club during the 19th century and is named for the headwaiter there who developed it.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 2 May 2025
His version is a celebration of color, with magenta radicchio, orange carrots, golden mango, pale green cabbage and verdant watercress or spring greens.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
There’s nothing better than pairing this wine with a plate of steak, peach, and watercress salad.
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Connie Ogle
july 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Featured Recipe Mint Julep View Recipe → For dinner after the race, served over a tablecloth: roast beef with potatoes, watercress and Henry Bain sauce, a condiment that came out of Louisville’s Pendennis Club during the 19th century and is named for the headwaiter there who developed it.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 2 May 2025
His version is a celebration of color, with magenta radicchio, orange carrots, golden mango, pale green cabbage and verdant watercress or spring greens.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
There’s nothing better than pairing this wine with a plate of steak, peach, and watercress salad.
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for watercress
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“Watercress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watercress. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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watercress
noun
wa·ter·cress
-ˌkres
: a plant that is related to the mustards and the cabbage, grows especially in clear running water, and has crisp peppery-tasting leaves used especially in salads
also
: the leaves of a watercress
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