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pep·per·wort  (ppr-wûrt, -wôrt)

n.

1. Any of various aquatic or marsh ferns of the genus Marsilea, having floating, four-parted palmate leaves rising from long runners. Also called water clover.

2. See peppergrass.

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pepperwort [ˈpɛpəˌwɜːt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various temperate and tropical aquatic or marsh ferns of the genus Marsilea, having floating leaves consisting of four leaflets: family Marsileaceae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several plants of the genus Lepidium, esp L. campestre, of dry regions of Eurasia, having small white flowers and pungent seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) Usual US and Canadian name peppergrass

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pepperwort - any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets clover fern aquatic fern, water fern - ferns that grow in water genus Marsilea, Marsilea - clover ferns common nardoo, Marsilea drummondii, nardo, nardoo - Australian clover fern Marsilea quadrifolia, water clover - water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves
	2.	pepperwort - annual herb used as salad green and garnish common garden cress, garden pepper cress, Lepidium sativum, pepper grass garden cress - cress cultivated for salads and garnishes cress, cress plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste genus Lepidium, Lepidium - cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress