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RORIPPA NASTURTIUM-AQUATICUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum mean?
• RORIPPA NASTURTIUM-AQUATICUM (noun)
The noun RORIPPA NASTURTIUM-AQUATICUM has 1 sense:
1. 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 elsewhere
Familiarity information: RORIPPA NASTURTIUM-AQUATICUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RORIPPA NASTURTIUM-AQUATICUM (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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 elsewhere
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
common watercress; Nasturtium officinale; Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
Hypernyms ("Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum" is a kind of...):
watercress (any of several water-loving cresses)
Holonyms ("Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum" is a member of...):
genus Nasturtium; Nasturtium (aquatic herbs)
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