Nasturtium
See also: nasturtium
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin nasturtium (“cress”).
Proper noun
Nasturtium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – watercress and its close relatives.
Synonyms
- (genus): Cardaria, Stubendorffia
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Cardamineae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Nasturtium officinale (watercress) - type species; Nasturtium africanum, Nasturtium floridanum, Nasturtium gambellii (Gambel's yellowcress, Gambel's watercress), Nasturtium microphyllum (one-row watercress) - other species
Derived terms
References
Nasturtium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Nasturtium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Nasturtium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Nasturtium at Brassibase
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