Definition of nasturtium Nasturtium

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We found 9 definitions of nasturtium from 5 different sources.

What does nasturtium mean?

Noun Plural: nasturtiums
nasturtium - any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
		herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
		genus tropaeolum, tropaeolum a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae
		nasturtium flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
		garden nasturtium, indian cress, tropaeolum majus 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
		bush nasturtium, tropaeolum minus annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common garden nasturtium
nasturtium - aquatic herbs
		genus Nasturtium
		dilleniid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
		brassicaceae, cruciferae, family brassicaceae, family cruciferae, mustard family a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
nasturtium - flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
		flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

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nasturtium (Noun)
The popular name of the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
nasturtium (Noun)
A genus, Nasturtium, that includes watercress.

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.
nasturtium (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.