nasturtium
(noun) flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings
Nasturtium, genus Nasturtium
(noun) aquatic herbs
nasturtium
(noun) any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nasturtium (plural nasturtiums or nasturtia)
The popular name of the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
A plant in this genus, Tropaeolum majus.
A genus, Nasturtium, that includes watercress.
• (Tropaeolum majus): monks cress, Indian cress
Source: Wiktionary
Nas*tur"tium, n. Etym: [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium, fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See Nose of the face, and Torture.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the genus Tropæolum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropæolum 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
