lamb's cress
lamb's cress · lamb's cresses
An annual or biennial species of plant in the family Brassicaceae that is edible as a…An annual or biennial species of plant (Cardamine hirsuta) in the family Brassicaceae that is edible as a salad green.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An annual or biennial species of plant (Cardamine hirsuta) in the family Brassicaceae that is edible as a salad green.
Origin
From Middle English *lambes-cresse, from Old English lambes cerse (“lamb's cress”), equivaFrom Middle English *lambes-cresse, from Old English lambes cerse (“lamb's cress”), equivalent to lamb + -'s + cress.
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Forms
plural: lamb's cressesSynonyms
1 synonymshairy bittercress
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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