nasturtium
/nəˈstɜːʃəm/noun
1- 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。
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- Tropaeolum majus, family Tropaeolaceae.拉丁名Tropaeolum majus,旱金莲科。
词源
Old English, from Latin, apparently from naris 'nose' + torquere 'to twist'.