Definitions for: Nasturtium


[n] flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
[n] aquatic herbs
[n] any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: genus Nasturtium

See Also: Brassicaceae, bush nasturtium, canary creeper, canarybird flower, canarybird vine, common watercress, Cruciferae, dilleniid dicot genus, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, garden nasturtium, genus Tropaeolum, herb, herbaceous plant, Indian cress, mustard family, nasturtium, nasturtium, Nasturtium officinale, Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum, seasoner, seasoning, Tropaeolum, Tropaeolum majus, Tropaeolum minus, Tropaeolum peregrinum

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