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Meaning of 'nasturtium'
Meaning of 'nasturtium' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Nasturtium 
[ n.]
- 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. [ n.]- 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 (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.
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