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lepidium

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ləˈpɪ.di.əm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any cruciferous plant of the genus Lepidium, often called garden cresses or pepperworts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Lepidium

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dilleniid dicot genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Lepidium, from Latin lepidium and Ancient Greek λεπίδιον (lepídion, literally “little scale”), diminutive of λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: lépidier — plant of the genus Lepidium
  • Italian: lepidio — plant of the genus Lepidium
  • Portuguese: lepídio — plant of the genus Lepidium
  • Spanish: lepidio — plant of the genus Lepidium