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Definition of Nasturtium

1. Noun. Any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers.

2. Noun. Aquatic herbs.

3. Noun. Flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings.

Definition of Nasturtium

1. n. 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.

Definition of Nasturtium

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Medical Definition of Nasturtium

1. 1. 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. Any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropaeolum 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. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nasturtium

Nasse Nasse's law Nasser Nast nastalik nastaliks nastic nastier nasties nastiest

nastily nastiness nastinesses nasturtion nasturtium (current term) nasturtium (current term) nasturtiums Nasturtium amphibium nasturtium family Nasturtium officinale

nasty Nasua Nasua narica nasus nasus externus nasute nasutes nat natal Natal

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