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Definition of Nasturtium officinale

Nasturtium officinale
Water cress Wa"ter cress` (Bot.) A perennial cruciferous herb (Nasturtium officinale) growing usually in clear running or spring water. The leaves are pungent, and used for salad and as an antiscorbutic.
Nasturtium officinale
Cress Cress (kr[e^]s), n.; pl. Cresses (kr[e^]s"[e^]z). [OE. ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers, G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG. chresan to creep.] (Bot.) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic. Note: The garden cress, called also peppergrass, is the Lepidium sativum; the water cress is the Nasturtium officinale. Various other plants are sometimes called cresses. To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread. --Goldsmith. Bitter cress. See under Bitter. Not worth a cress, or ``not worth a kers.' a common old proverb, now turned into the meaningless ``not worth a curse.' --Skeat.

Meaning of Nasturtium officinale from wikipedia

- Watercress or yellowcress (Nasturtium officinale) is a species of aquatic flowering plant in the cabbage family, Br****icaceae. Watercress is a rapidly...
- yellowcress. The best known species are the edible Nasturtium officinale and Nasturtium microphyllum. Nasturtium was previously synonymised with Rorippa, but...
- Tropaeolaceae. The nasturtiums received their common name because they produce an oil similar to that of watercress (Nasturtium officinale). The genus Tropaeolum...
- officinalis (lemon balm) Morinda officinalis (Indian mulberry) Nasturtium officinale (watercress) Paeonia officinalis (common paeony) Parietaria officinalis...
- Br****icaceae § Relationships within the family). Armoracia, Barbarea, and Nasturtium belong to the tribe Cardamineae; Br****ica, Sinapis, Diplotaxis, Eruca...
- cress, Lepidium sativum Land cress, Barbarea verna Watercress, Nasturtium officinale Other plants not usually cultivated or consumed: Bittercress, Cardamine...
- hummingbird Sesbania grandiflora Viagra palm Calamus erectus Watercress Nasturtium officinale Water spinach Ipomoea aquatica Wheatgr**** Triti**** aestivum Yarrow...
- including celtuce, iceberg lettuce, red leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce Nasturtium officinale — watercress (Europe and Asia) Malva moschata — musk mallow (Europe...
- freshwater macrophytes, such as Centella asiatica, Nelumbo nucifera, Nasturtium officinale, Ipomoea aquatica and Ludwigia adscendens, are promising sources...
- organisms. Gluconasturtiin is named from its occurrence in watercress (Nasturtium officinale). Among the vegetables, it is also found in horseradish (Armoracia...