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peppergrass

peppergrass

6.0
A plant with small peppery leaves often used in salads
  • noun
  • /ˈpɛpərˌɡræs/
  • US
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  • I found some peppergrass growing by the roadside.

Examples

  • The chef added fresh peppergrass to the salad for a spicy kick.

  • The salad was topped with fresh peppergrass leaves.

  • Children picked wild peppergrass along the country road during their walk.

  • Some gardeners grow peppergrass for its edible, flavorful leaves.

  • When peppergrass is in season, it adds a delicious peppery flavor to salads.

  • She picked fresh peppergrass from the field to use in her cooking.

  • Salads often benefit from the addition of peppergrass, which gives a spicy kick.

Synonyms

cress
vspeppergrass
4 3.2

A small plant with spicy leaves eaten raw in salads

refers to the wild field variety rather than the general salad plants
garden pepper cress
vspeppergrass
7.0

A small plant with spicy leaves used to add flavor to salads and decorate food

grows wild in fields and roadsides rather than mainly cultivated
pepper grass
vspeppergrass
  • US
4.8

A small herb with spicy leaves used in salads or as a garnish

grows wild in fields and roadsides instead of mainly grown for food
pepperwort
vspeppergrass
9.8

A small herb with peppery leaves used raw in salads

grows wild in fields and roadsides rather than being mainly cultivated
garden cress
vspeppergrass
3.7

A plant with spicy leaves that grows quickly and is used in salads

often found wild on roadsides and fields rather than mainly garden-grown
cress plant
vspeppergrass
3.5

A small leafy plant with a peppery taste used in salads

is the wild roadside plant type rather than the broad category of species

How Peppery

horseradish
16 3.9
peppergrass
  • US
6.0
arugula
  • US
22 5.7
spinach
94 1.0
lettuce
93 1.0

Surface Forms

peppergrass singular
peppergrasses plural

Morphology

peppergrass = pepper + grass (transparent) = pepper + grass

The meaning is directly built from 'pepper' + 'grass' — a plant with a peppery taste — which is clear to general learners.

Etymology

Peppergrass is a simple compound of pepper and grass: pepper because the leaves taste 'peppery' or 'spicy', and grass because it is a small green plant. So peppergrass is an easy name for a plant with small, spicy leaves you can find in fields and by roadsides.