Nasturtium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nasˈtɜːʃəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nasturtium is a noun meaning The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
Meaning
The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
More Meanings
- A plant in this genus, garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus).
- Any of the plants in the genus Nasturtium that includes watercress.
Example Sentences
Drenched were the cold fuchsias, round pearls of dew lay on the flat nasturtium leaves.
To me a nasturtium by the river brink is more than a simple flower. It is a broader, grander, more magnificent, more stupendous symbol. It may mean anything, everything—such as sunsets and conflagrations and Götterdämmerungs!
Word Forms
- nasturtiums
- nasturtia
- nasturtian
- nasturtion
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nasturtion, nasturtian, lark's-heel, talinum, triggerplant, anthurium.
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