Nasturtium Definition
nə-stûrshəm, nă-
nasturtiums
noun
Any of a genus (Tropaeolum, family Tropaeolaceae) of dicotyledonous garden plants (order Geraniales) with shield-shaped leaves, and showy, trumpet-shaped, usually red, yellow, or orange spurred flowers.
Webster's New World
A brilliant orange yellow.
American Heritage
The flower.
Webster's New World
A genus, Nasturtium, that includes watercress.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- genus Nasturtium
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae "” watercress and its close relatives.
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Other Word Forms of Nasturtium
Noun
Singular:
nasturtium
Plural:
nasturtia, nasturtiumsOrigin of Nasturtium
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Middle English nasturcium a kind of cress from Latin nasturtium perhaps nāsus nose nas- in Indo-European roots tortāre frequentative of torquēre to twist (from its pungent smell) terkw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From naris (“nose") + torquere (“to twist")
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