Indian cress

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Etymology[edit]

So called because these plants were introduced from the Americas, then popularly known as the Indies, and used like cress as salad ingredients.

Noun[edit]

Indian cress

  1. (dated) A plant of species Tropaeolum majus).
    Synonyms: garden nasturtium, monks cress, nasturtium, trophywort

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