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nasturtium


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nasturtium  \Nas*tur"tium\,  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}.] 
  1.  (Bot.)  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. 
 
  2.  (Bot.)  Any  plant  of  the  genus  {Trop[ae]olum},  geraniaceous 
  herbs,  having  mostly  climbing  stems,  peltate  leaves,  and 
  spurred  flowers,  and  including  the  common  Indian  cress 
  ({Trop[ae]olum  majus}),  the  canary-bird  flower  ({T. 
  peregrinum}),  and  about  thirty  more  species,  all  natives 
  of  South  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nasturtium 
  n  1:  any  tropical  American  plant  of  the  genus  Tropaeolum  having 
  pungent  juice  and  long-spurred  yellow  to  red  flowers 
  2:  aquatic  herbs  [syn:  {Nasturtium},  {genus  Nasturtium}] 
  3:  flowers  and  seeds  and  leaves  all  used  as  flavorings 




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