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Definition of "nasturtium" []

  • Any of various New World plants of the genus Tropaeolum, having pungent juice and long-spurred, usually yellow, orange, or red irregular flowers. (noun)
  • A brilliant orange yellow. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nasturtium" in a sentence
  • "Capucine does not fail to disappoint - it is actually a blood-red orange flower, more properly called nasturtium in English."
  • "A nasturtium is a brightly colored edible flower that grows on vines with leaves that look like water-lily pads minus the water."
  • "To make it even more confusing, the plant commonly known as nasturtium is not a member of the genus Nasturtium; they’re not even related."