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Nasturtium — may refer to: The plant genus Tropaeolum, commonly known as Nasturtium The plant genus Nasturtium, a kind of water cress This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
Nasturtium — Nas*tur tium, n. [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium, fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See {Nose} of the face, and {Torture}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
NASTURTIUM — in antecoeniis Veterum. Lamprid. in Heliogabalo, c. 20. Barbas sane mullorum tantas iubebat exhiberi, ut pro nasturtiis, apiastris et facelaribus et soeno graeco exhiberet plenis fabatariis ac discis. Et certe inter herbas, quae sapore acres sunt … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
nasturtium — (n.) mid 12c., plant of the mustard family, like watercress, from L. nasturtium cress; the popular etymology explanation of the name (Pliny) is that it is from L. *nasitortium, lit. nose twist, from nasus nose (see NOSE (Cf. nose) (n.)) + pp. of… … Etymology dictionary
Nasturtĭum — (N. Br.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Cruciferae Arabideae; 15. Kl. 2. Ordn. L.; Schote lineal od. elliptisch, Klappen convex od. ziemlich flach, nervenlos od. an der Basis mit Mittelnerv, Samen in jedem Fache ungleich zweireihig; Blumen… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Nasturtĭum — R. Br. (Brunnenkresse), Gattung der Kruziferen, ein oder mehrjährige, kahle oder behaarte Kräuter mit meist fiederteilig gezahnten Blättern, kleinen weißen oder gelben Blüten und linearischen oder elliptischen bis kugeligen Schoten. Über 50 Arten … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Nasturtium — Nasturtĭum R. Br., Pflanzengattg. der Kruziferen, Land oder Wasserpflanzen mit kleinen Blüten; am bekanntesten die Brunnenkresse (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
nasturtium — ► NOUN ▪ a trailing garden plant with round leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red flowers. ORIGIN Latin, apparently from naris nose + torquere to twist (referring to its pungent scent) … English terms dictionary
nasturtium — [nə stʉr′shəm, nastʉr′shəm] n. [L, kind of cress < * nasitortium, lit., nose twist < nasus, NOSE + pp. of torquere, to turn, twist (see TORT): from the pungent odor of the plant] 1. any of a genus (Tropaeolum, family Tropaeolaceae) of… … English World dictionary
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