nasturtium
[ na-stur-shuhm, nuh- ]
/ næˈstɜr ʃəm, nə- /
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noun
any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers.
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nasturtium
/ (nəˈstɜːʃəm) /
noun
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
Word Origin for nasturtium
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
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