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| Nasturtion | n. [ See Nasturtium. ] (Bot.) Same as Nasturtium. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Nasturtium | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Bot.) 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 (Tropaeolum 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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| | nasturtium | (n) ต้นไม้ซึ่งมีดอกสีแดง ส้มหรือเหลือง และมีใบแบน |
| | nasturtium | (แนสเทอ'เชียม) n. พืชไม้ดอกจำพวก Tropaeolum |
| | | | nasturtium | (n) any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers | | nasturtium | (n) aquatic herbs, Syn. genus Nasturtium | | nasturtium | (n) flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings |
| | Nasturtium | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Bot.) 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 (Tropaeolum 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | | ナスタチウム;ナスターチウム | [nasutachiumu ; nasuta-chiumu] (n) nasturtium [Add to Longdo] | | 金蓮花 | [きんれんか;キンレンカ, kinrenka ; kinrenka] (n) (uk) nasturtium (species of Indian cress, Tropaeolum majus) [Add to Longdo] | | 凌霄葉蓮 | [のうぜんはれん;ノウゼンハレン, nouzenharen ; nouzenharen] (n) (uk) (See 金蓮花) nasturtium (species of Indian cress, Tropaeolum majus) [Add to Longdo] |
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