nasturtium
Noun
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Any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers (synset 112740444)
is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestssubtypes:
- 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
- canary creeper, canarybird flower, canarybird vine, tropaeolum peregrinum - a climber having flowers that are the color of canaries
belongs to: genus tropaeolum, tropaeolum - a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceaehas: nasturtium - flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings -
Aquatic herbs (synset 111913473)
is a type of: dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbsmember holonym: common watercress, nasturtium officinale, rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum - 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 elsewherebelongs to: 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 relativessame as: genus nasturtium
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Flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings (synset 107835745)
is a type of: flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning - something added to food primarily for the savor it impartsis a part of: nasturtium - any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
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