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noun
A plant of species Tropaeolum majus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Synonyms: garden nasturtium, monks cress, nasturtium, trophywort
Antonyms: none provided
noun
strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and seeds that are pickled and used like capers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: garden nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nasturtium
History
So called because these plants were introduced from the Americas, then popularly known as the Indies, and used like cress as salad ingredients.
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