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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers;

2. aquatic herbs;
[syn: Nasturtium, genus Nasturtium]

3. flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropaeolum majus), the canary-bird flower (Tropaeolum peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nasturtium n 1: any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers 2: aquatic herbs [syn: Nasturtium, genus Nasturtium] 3: flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings