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- [na-stur-shuh m, nuh-]
- /næˈstɜr ʃəm, nə-/
- /nəˈstɜː.ʃəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [na-stur-shuh m, nuh-]
- /næˈstɜr ʃəm, nə-/
Definitions of nasturtium word
- noun nasturtium any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers. 1
- noun nasturtium A South American trailing plant with round leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red edible flowers that is widely grown as an ornamental. 1
- noun nasturtium flowering plant 1
- countable noun nasturtium Nasturtiums are low plants with large round leaves and orange, red, and yellow flowers. 0
- noun nasturtium any of various plants of the genus Tropaeolum, esp T. major, having round leaves and yellow, red, or orange trumpet-shaped spurred flowers: family Tropaeolaceae 0
- noun nasturtium any of a genus (Tropaeolum, family Tropaeolaceae) of dicotyledonous garden plants (order Geraniales) with shield-shaped leaves, and showy, trumpet-shaped, usually red, yellow, or orange spurred flowers 0
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Origin of nasturtium
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70, nasturtium is from the Latin word nāsturtium, nāsturcium a kind of cress, taken to mean, perhaps by folk etymology, something that wrings the nose (referring to its acrid smell). See nose, tort, -ium
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Parts of speech for Nasturtium
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nasturtium popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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