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nasturtium
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nasturtium has 3 senses
- nasturtium(n = noun.plant) Array - any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers; Array has parts: nasturtium
- nasturtium(n = noun.plant) genus nasturtium - aquatic herbs; Array is a kind of dilleniid dicot genus
- nasturtium(n = noun.food) Array - flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings; Array is a kind of flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of genus tropaeolum, tropaeolum
has particulars: garden nasturtium, indian cress, tropaeolum majus, bush nasturtium, tropaeolum minus, canary creeper, canarybird flower, canarybird vine, tropaeolum peregrinum
is a member of brassicaceae, cruciferae, family brassicaceae, family cruciferae, mustard family
is a part of nasturtium
CIDE DICTIONARY
nasturtium, n. [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium, fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See Nose of the face, and Torture.].
- A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste. [1913 Webster]
- Any plant of the genus
Tropæolum , geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropæolum majus ), the canary-bird flower (Tropæolum peregrinum ), and about thirty more species, all natives ofSouth America . The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nasturtium, n.
1 (in general use) a trailing plant, Tropaeolum majus, with rounded edible leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red flowers.
2 any cruciferous plant of the genus Nasturtium, including watercress.
1 (in general use) a trailing plant, Tropaeolum majus, with rounded edible leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red flowers.
2 any cruciferous plant of the genus Nasturtium, including watercress.
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