pepperwort
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
pepperwort (plural pepperworts)
- Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, species Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family.
- 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 219:
- Our common Pepperwort sends forth somewhat long and broad leaves, of a light bluish-green colour, finely dented about the edges and pointed at the ends […]
- Any of various species of plant in the genus Marsilea, especially Marsilea minuta.
Synonyms
- mithridate, mithridate mustard (obs.)
Translations
plant in the genus Lepidium
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