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Nasturtium
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What's The Definition Of Nasturtium?
[n] flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
[n] aquatic herbs [n] any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers Synonyms | Synonyms for Nasturtium: genus Nasturtium Related Terms | Find terms related to Nasturtium: See Also | Brassicaceae | bush nasturtium | canary creeper | canarybird flower | canarybird vine | common watercress | Cruciferae | dilleniid dicot genus | family Brassicaceae | family Cruciferae | flavorer | flavoring | flavourer | flavouring | garden nasturtium | genus Tropaeolum | herb | herbaceous plant | Indian cress | mustard family | nasturtium | nasturtium | Nasturtium officinale | Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum | seasoner | seasoning | Tropaeolum | Tropaeolum majus | Tropaeolum minus | Tropaeolum peregrinum Nasturtium In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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