| american watercress | (n) mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States, Syn. mountain watercress, Cardamine rotundifolia |
| common watercress | (n) perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere, Syn. Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, Nasturtium officinale |
| watercress | (n) any of several water-loving cresses |
| watercress | (n) cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams |
| belle isle cress | (n) of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida, Syn. Barbarea verna, American watercress, early winter cress, Barbarea praecox, American cress, land cress |
| cress green | (adj) of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green, Syn. cresson, watercress |
| marsh cress | (n) annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities, Syn. yellow watercress, Rorippa islandica |