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Definition of nasturtium in English: nasturtiumnoun nəˈstəːʃ(ə)mnəˈstərʃəm A South American trailing plant with round leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red flowers, which is widely grown as an ornamental. 金莲花 Tropaeolum majus, family Tropaeolaceae Example sentencesExamples - The garden is full of marigolds, pansies, dahlias, primulas and nasturtiums, as well as shrub roses and climbers.
- Examples of these are ivy (the variegated types look very pretty), trailing lobelia, nasturtiums and ivy leaf geraniums.
- For great foliage and color contrast, plant yellow nasturtiums around the outer rim of the planter.
- These could be interspersed with edible flowers, trailing nasturtiums and orange Calendula would be musts.
- Edible flowers, such as nasturtiums, pansies, violets, and calendulas, are also good.
OriginOld English (originally denoting any cruciferous plant of the genus Nasturtium, including watercress): from Latin, apparently from naris 'nose' + torquere 'to twist'. Definition of nasturtium in US English: nasturtiumnounnəˈstərʃəmnəˈstərSHəm A South American trailing plant with round leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red edible flowers that is widely grown as an ornamental. 金莲花 Tropaeolum majus, family Tropaeolaceae Example sentencesExamples - Examples of these are ivy (the variegated types look very pretty), trailing lobelia, nasturtiums and ivy leaf geraniums.
- These could be interspersed with edible flowers, trailing nasturtiums and orange Calendula would be musts.
- Edible flowers, such as nasturtiums, pansies, violets, and calendulas, are also good.
- The garden is full of marigolds, pansies, dahlias, primulas and nasturtiums, as well as shrub roses and climbers.
- For great foliage and color contrast, plant yellow nasturtiums around the outer rim of the planter.
OriginOld English (originally denoting any cruciferous plant of the genus Nasturtium, including watercress): from Latin, apparently from naris ‘nose’ + torquere ‘to twist’. |