nasturtium

See also: Nasturtium

English

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Etymology

From naris (“nose”) + torquere (“to twist”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /næsˈtɜːʃəm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /næsˈtɝʃəm/, /nəsˈtɝʃəm/

Noun

nasturtium (plural nasturtiums or nasturtia)

1. The popular name of the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
   • 1922, Katherine Mansfield, At The Bay, Selected Stories, Oxford World's Classics paperback 2002, page 281

     Drenched were the cold fuchsias, round pearls of dew lay on the flat nasturtium leaves.

2. A genus, Nasturtium, that includes watercress.

Translations

a plant used in salads

• Maori: natahama

genus

• Catalan: caputxina f
• Czech: řeřicha (cs)
• French: grande capucine f
• Italian: nasturzio (it) m, cappuccina m, tropeolo m

• Jèrriais: capuchinne f
• Romanian: călțunaș (ro) m
• Spanish: capuchina (es) f