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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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