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nasturtium

(nə stʉr′s̸həm, na-)

noun

any of a genus (Tropaeolum, family Tropaeolaceae) of dicotyledonous garden plants (order Geraniales) with shield-shaped leaves, and showy, trumpet-shaped, usually red, yellow, or orange spurred flowers
the flower

Origin: L, kind of cress < *nasitortium, lit., nose-twist < nasus, nose + pp. of torquere, to turn, twist (see tort): from the pungent odor of the plant

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noun

Any of various New World plants of the genus Tropaeolum, having pungent juice and long-spurred, usually yellow, orange, or red irregular flowers.
A brilliant orange yellow.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English nasturcium, a kind of cress

Origin: , from Latin nasturtium

Origin: : perhaps nāsus, nose; see nas- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + *tortāre

Origin: , frequentative of torquēre, to twist (from its pungent smell); see terk^w- in Indo-European roots

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