''Cresson'' is the French word for ''

watercress Watercress or yellowcress (''Nasturtium officinale'') is a species of aquatic flowering plant in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae. Watercress is a rapidly growing perennial plant native to Eurasia. It is one of the oldest known leaf vegetabl ...

''. It may refer to: ; Places *

Battle of Cresson The Battle of Cresson was a small battle between Frankish and Ayyubid forces on 1 May 1187 at the "Spring of the Cresson." While the exact location of the spring is unknown, it is located in the environs of Nazareth. The conflict was a prelude ...

, a small battle fought on May 1, 1187, in what now is Israel, near Nazareth * Cresson, Kansas, a United States ghost town * Cresson, Pennsylvania, a United States borough * Cressona, Pennsylvania, a United States borough * Cresson Township, Pennsylvania, a U.S. township *

Cresson, Texas Cresson is a city located at the corners of Hood, Johnson, and Parker counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 377 and State Highway 171, southwest of Fort Worth. Incorporated in 2001, Cresson h ...

, a United States city ; People *

Cresson Kearny Cresson Henry Kearny (; – ) wrote several Survival skills, survival-related books based primarily on research performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Career Kearny attended TMI — The Episcopal School of Texas, Texas Military Institute in t ...

, U.S. survival guide writer ; Other uses * Cresson (wasp), a wasp in the family Crabronidae

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