pepperwort

[ pep-er-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

water clover.

Origin of pepperwort

First recorded in 1555–65; pepper + wort²

Words Nearby pepperwort

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British Dictionary definitions for pepperwort

pepperwort

/ (ˈpɛpəˌwɜːt) /

noun

any of various temperate and tropical aquatic or marsh ferns of the genus Marsilea, having floating leaves consisting of four leaflets: family Marsileaceae
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

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