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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nasturtium(noun)


  2. Nasturtium, genus Nasturtium(noun)

    aquatic herbs

  3. nasturtium(noun)

    flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings


  1. nasturtium(Noun)

    The popular name of the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.

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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nasturtium

    nas-tur′shi-um, n. the water-cress. [L., nasus, the nose, torquēre, tortum, to twist.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Nasturtium

    A plant genus of the family BRASSICACEAE. Nasturtium is also used as a common name for TROPAEOLUM. The common name of watercress is also used for RORIPPA & TROPAEOLUM. This is the most popular of the edible cresses, is a hardy creeping perennial plant, native to Europe but extensively naturalized elsewhere in moist places.


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nasturtium in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nasturtium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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