1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cress \Cress\ (kr[e^]s), n.; pl. {Cresses} (kr[e^]s"[e^]z). [OE. ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers, G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG. chresan to creep.] (Bot.) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic. [1913 Webster] Note: The garden cress, called also {peppergrass}, is the {Lepidium sativum}; the water cress is the {Nasturtium officinale}. Various other plants are sometimes called cresses. [1913 Webster] To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] {Bitter cress}. See under {Bitter}. {Not worth a cress}, or {"not worth a kers."} a common old proverb, now turned into the meaningless "not worth a curse." --Skeat. [1913 Webster]
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