🇬🇧 Watercress meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Watercress is a small, crunchy green plant that grows in clean water, like streams or ponds, and people often eat its leaves in salads or sandwiches because it tastes a little peppery, like a very gentle spice.

The frog at the pond called the watercress his salad bar and offered me a leaf like a fancy waiter.

The watercress in my bowl was so fresh I was afraid it might jump back into the sink and swim away.

My sandwich was so healthy it tried to give me a high-five with a piece of watercress sticking out the side.

I decorated our pizzas with watercress. Everyone was so "happy".

Watercress is actually one of the oldest known leafy vegetables people have eaten.

At the cool stream, a child kneels and spreads fingers through the green watercress, pulling a soft bunch. Grandmother drops bright watercress leaves into a bowl, then sprinkles lemon. The child tastes raw watercress, then a cooked spoon of watercress soup, both sharp and fresh. Eyes widen; the child laughs and asks for more watercress.

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