cress

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between cress and crucifer

is that cress is (botany) a plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous the leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic while crucifer is (botany) a member of the family cruciferae , the cabbage family, including cabbage and mustard.

As nouns the difference between cress and crucifer

is that cress is (botany) a plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous the leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic while crucifer is (roman catholic church ) a person who carries a cross in a religious procession.

As a noun cress

is (botany) a plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous the leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.

As a verb fondle is

to touch or stroke lovingly.

As a noun cress is

(botany) a plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous the leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.

As nouns the difference between grass and cress

is that grass is any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain while cress is a plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.

As a verb grass

is to lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).

As a proper noun Grass

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As nouns the difference between parsley and cress

is that parsley is a bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum or Petroselinum neapolitanum having either flat or curled leaves while cress is a plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.

As nouns the difference between cress and crest

is that cress is a plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic while crest is a tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc.

As a verb crest is

particularly with reference to waves, to reach a peak.

As a noun cress

is a plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.

As an adjective cressy is

abounding in cresses.