garden pepper cress

Thân thiện

A chef sprinkles fresh garden pepper cress over a salad.

Definition

Noun 1. A common name for the plant Lepidium sativum: An annual herb cultivated for its edible leaves and stems, which are used as a salad green and as a garnish. It is also known as garden cress, pepper cress, or simply cress.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The chef finely chopped the garden pepper cress to add a peppery kick to the soup.
  • For a simple sandwich, add a few sprigs of fresh garden pepper cress.
  • This variety of garden pepper cress grows very quickly from seed.

Advanced Usage

• As a culinary descriptor: The term is primarily used in culinary and gardening contexts to specify this particular type of cress, distinguishing it from watercress () or upland cress ().
  • The recipe specifically calls for garden pepper cress, not watercress, due to its distinct flavor.

Variants and Related Words

• Garden cress (n): The most common alternative name for the same plant ().
• Pepper cress (n): A shortened, informal variant.
• Cress (n): A broader term that can refer to several related plants with pungent leaves, including garden pepper cress.
• Lepidium sativum (n): The formal botanical Latin name.

Synonyms

• Garden cress
• Pepper cress
• Cress (context-dependent)

Related Phrases

• Salad green: A category of leafy vegetables to which garden pepper cress belongs.
• Microgreen: Garden pepper cress is often harvested very young and used as a microgreen.

Học thuật

Noun

1. annual herb used as salad green and garnish

Từ đồng nghĩa

• common garden cress
• pepper grass
• pepperwort
• Lepidium sativum