tropaeola

Variant of tropaeolum

tropaeolum definition

tro·paeo·lum (-ləm)

noun pl. tropaeolums -·lums or tropaeola -·la (-lə)

nasturtium

Etymology: ModL, dim. < Gr tropaion (see trophy): from the shieldlike leaves

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