nasturtium : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nasturtium	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for nasturtium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nasturtium n any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers aquatic herbs Synonym(s): Nasturtium, genus Nasturtium flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Trop[91]olum}, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress ({Trop[91]olum majus}), the canary-bird flower ({T. 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.