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noun
The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A plant in this genus, garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: monks cress, Indian cress
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noun
Any of the plants in the genus Nasturtium that includes watercress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
noun
aquatic herbs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Nasturtium
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Broader terms: dilleniid dicot genus
noun
any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: garden nasturtium, Indian cress, Tropaeolum majus, bush nasturtium, Tropaeolum minus, canarybird flower, canarybird vine, canary creeper, Tropaeolum peregrinum
History
From Middle English nasturcium, from Old English nasturcium (“watercress”), from Latin nasturtium.
Across languages
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