watercress

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n. 水田芥, 西洋菜

发音

UK /ˈwɔːtəkɹɛs/
其它
US /ˈwɔtəɹkɹɛs/

词形变化

watercresses 复数 watercresses

别名

water cress water-cress

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale, that grows in freshwater streams; used in salads and as a garnish.

    西洋菜

    豆瓣菜

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A similar plant, Nasturtium microphyllum.

    西洋菜

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

cress

相关短语

fool's watercress

词源

From Middle English water cresse, water-kresse, watercrasse, water cars, equivalent to water + cress. Cognate with West Frisian waterkers (“watercress”), Dutch waterkers (“watercress”), Swedish vattenkrasse (“watercress”).

来源：wiktionary