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Definition of Nasturtium

Nasturtium
Nasturtium 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.

Meaning of Nasturtium from wikipedia

- Look up Nasturtium or nasturtium in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nasturtium may refer to: Tropaeolum, a plant genus in the family Tropaeolaceae, commonly...
- Watercress or yellowcress (Nasturtium officinale) is a species of aquatic flowering plant in the cabbage family, Br****icaceae. Watercress is a rapidly...
- Tropaeolum /trəˈpiːələm, troʊ-/, commonly known as nasturtium (/nəˈstɜːrʃəm, næ-/; literally "nose-twister" or "nose-tweaker"), is a genus of roughly 80...
- yellowcress. The best known species are the edible Nasturtium officinale and Nasturtium microphyllum. Nasturtium was previously synonymised with Rorippa, but...
- Tropaeolum majus, the garden nasturtium, nasturtium, Indian cress or monk's cress, is a species of flowering plant in the family Tropaeolaceae, originating...
- have been named HMS Nasturtium: HMS Nasturtium (1915) was an Arabis-class sloop launched in 1915 and sunk in 1916 HMS Nasturtium (K107) was a Flower-class...
- Nasturtium (1899–1916) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was the top two-year-old colt of 1901. He was a scheduled contender for the 1902 Epsom...
- Crucifera nasturtium E.H.L.Krause Lepia sativa (L.) Desv. Lepidium sativum var. spinescens (DC.) Jafri Lepidium spinescens DC. Nasturtium crispum Medik...
- rusticana Lam. Cochlearia variifolia Salisb. Crucifera armoracia E.H.L.Krause Nasturtium armoracia (L.) Fr. Raphanis magna Moench Raph**** rustic**** Garsault...
- Nasturtium microphyllum, the onerow yellowcress, is an aquatic plant species widespread across Europe and Asia, and naturalized in the United States, Canada...