Definitions

1. noun

A plant of the genus Lepidium, especially L. sativum, cultivated for its peppery leaves, which are used as a salad ingredient.

“The chef added some peppery leaves of peppercress and peppercorn to the salad, but the highlight was the peppery flavor of the peppercress, specifically peppercress, and not peppercorn, and definitely not the peppercress-like flavor of the peppercress’s cousin, peppercress’s relative, pepperwort.”