nasturtium

English

/nasˈtɜːʃəm/, /næsˈtɝʃəm/

noun
Definitions
  • The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America.
  • A plant in this genus, Tropaeolum majus.
  • Any of the plants in the genus, Nasturtium, that includes watercress.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nasturtium inherited from Old English nasturcium (watercress) derived from Latin nasturtium root from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (turn, twist, spin, wind).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*terkʷ-

Gloss

turn, twist, spin, wind

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

風

Emoji
🙃

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