Indian cress

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A plant of species Tropaeolum majus). dated
  2. 2
    strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and seeds that are pickled and used like capers wordnet

Etymology

So called because these plants were introduced from the Americas, then popularly known as the Indies, and used like cress as salad ingredients.