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nas·tur·tium
(nə-stûr′shəm, nă-)n.
1. Any of various plants of the genus Tropaeolum, native to South and Central America, that have round leaves and pungent edible yellow, orange, or red spurred flowers and are often grown as ornamentals.
2. A brilliant orange yellow.
[Middle English nasturcium, a kind of cress, from Latin nasturtium : perhaps nāsus, nose; see nas- in Indo-European roots + *tortāre, frequentative of torquēre, to twist (from its pungent smell); see terkw- in Indo-European roots.]
nasturtium
(nəˈstɜːʃəm)n
(Plants) any of various plants of the genus Tropaeolum, esp T. major, having round leaves and yellow, red, or orange trumpet-shaped spurred flowers: family Tropaeolaceae
[C17: from Latin: kind of cress, from nāsus nose + tortus twisted, from torquēre to twist, distort; so called because the pungent smell causes one to wrinkle one's nose]
nas•tur•tium
(nəˈstɜr ʃəm, næ-)n., pl. -tiums.
any garden plant of the genus Tropaeolum and family Tropaeolaceae, having shield-shaped leaves and bright, irregular flowers.
[1560–70; < Latin nāsturtium, nāsturcium a kind of cress]
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| Noun | 1. |  nasturtium - any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowersnasturtium - flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Tropaeolum, Tropaeolum - a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae garden nasturtium, Indian cress, Tropaeolum majus - strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and seeds that are pickled and used like capers bush nasturtium, Tropaeolum minus - annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common garden nasturtium canary creeper, canarybird flower, canarybird vine, Tropaeolum peregrinum - a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries |
| 2. | Nasturtium - aquatic herbs dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives common watercress, Nasturtium officinale, Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum - perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere | |
| 3. | nasturtium - flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts nasturtium - any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers |