| slovo | definícia |
nasturtium
(encz) | nasturtium,řeřicha [bio.] |
Nasturtium
(gcide) | 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.
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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.
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nasturtium
(wn) | 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 |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
garden nasturtium
(encz) | garden nasturtium, n: |
nasturtium
(encz) | nasturtium,řeřicha [bio.] |
nasturtium family
(encz) | nasturtium family, n: |
Nasturtium amphibium
(gcide) | Water radish \Wa"ter rad"ish\ (Bot.)
A coarse yellow-flowered plant (Nasturtium amphibium)
related to the water cress and to the horse-radish.
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Nasturtium Armoracia
(gcide) | Horse-radish \Horse"-rad`ish\, n. (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Nasturtium (Nasturtium Armoracia),
allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste,
much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine.
--Gray.
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Horse-radish tree. (Bot.) See Moringa.
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Nasturtium officinale
(gcide) | Water cress \Wa"ter cress`\ (Bot.)
A perennial cruciferous herb (Nasturtium officinale)
growing usually in clear running or spring water. The leaves
are pungent, and used for salad and as an antiscorbutic.
[1913 Webster]Cress \Cress\ (kr[e^]s), n.; pl. Cresses (kr[e^]s"[e^]z). [OE.
ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers,
G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG.
chresan to creep.] (Bot.)
A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves
have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and
antiscorbutic.
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Note: The garden cress, called also peppergrass, is the
Lepidium sativum; the water cress is the {Nasturtium
officinale}. Various other plants are sometimes called
cresses.
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To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread.
--Goldsmith.
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Bitter cress. See under Bitter.
Not worth a cress, or "not worth a kers." a common old
proverb, now turned into the meaningless "not worth a
curse." --Skeat.
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Nasturtium sylvestre
(gcide) | Water rocket \Wa"ter rock"et\
1. (Bot.) A cruciferous plant (Nasturtium sylvestre) with
small yellow flowers.
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2. A kind of firework to be discharged in the water.
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bush nasturtium
(wn) | bush nasturtium
n 1: annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common
garden nasturtium [syn: bush nasturtium, {Tropaeolum
minus}] |
garden nasturtium
(wn) | garden nasturtium
n 1: strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all
shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and
seeds that are pickled and used like capers [syn: {garden
nasturtium}, Indian cress, Tropaeolum majus] |
genus nasturtium
(wn) | genus Nasturtium
n 1: aquatic herbs [syn: Nasturtium, genus Nasturtium] |
nasturtium
(wn) | 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 |
nasturtium amphibium
(wn) | Nasturtium amphibium
n 1: perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout
Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes
placed in genus Nasturtium [syn: great yellowcress,
Rorippa amphibia, Nasturtium amphibium] |
nasturtium family
(wn) | nasturtium family
n 1: coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum [syn:
Tropaeolaceae, family Tropaeolaceae, {nasturtium
family}] |
nasturtium officinale
(wn) | Nasturtium officinale
n 1: perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or
running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads
or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and
elsewhere [syn: common watercress, {Rorippa nasturtium-
aquaticum}, Nasturtium officinale] |
rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
(wn) | Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
n 1: perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or
running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads
or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and
elsewhere [syn: common watercress, {Rorippa nasturtium-
aquaticum}, Nasturtium officinale] |
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