land cress
- noun
:
berro de tierra
- She added fresh land cress to the salad for extra flavor.
Examples
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The garden's land cress has a mildly peppery taste similar to watercress.
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The chef garnished the dish with land cress.
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In some regions, land cress is preferred over watercress for its hardiness.
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I love adding land cress to my salads.
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She added fresh land cress to the salad for extra flavor.
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The garden's land cress has a mildly peppery taste similar to watercress.
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In some regions, land cress is preferred over watercress for its hardiness.
Synonyms
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A small plant with spicy leaves eaten raw in salads
A leafy plant grown for salad greens with a peppery taste
A small leafy plant with peppery, edible leaves used in salads
A leafy plant with yellow flowers eaten in winter salads
A leafy plant with peppery leaves used in salads
A plant with spicy leaves that grows quickly and is used in salads
A small herb with peppery leaves used in salads and as a garnish
A small fast-growing herb with peppery leaves used in salads and as a garnish
A small plant with spicy leaves used to add flavor to salads and decorate food
A small leafy plant with a peppery taste used in salads
A plant that grows in wet places and is eaten in salads and sometimes removed as a weed
A small leafy plant like cress that grows in wet places and can be eaten or become a weed
A water plant with peppery edible leaves that grows in cool streams in the United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'cress' is a salad green and 'land' indicates the kind or habitat (as opposed to water), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer this is a type of cress that grows on land and is used in salads. This kind of noun compounding is common and follows standard, predictable English formation.
Etymology
Land cress gets its name from being a type of cress that grows on land, not in water. So the simple image of a peppery green growing in the garden explains why the name means 'a leafy plant used in salads'.