nasturtium

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

[Middle English nasturcium, a kind of cress, from Latin nasturtium : perhaps nāsus, nose + *tortāre, frequentative of torquēre, to twist (from its pungent smell).]

Both the leaves and seeds of Tropaeolum officinalis can be eaten; they have a hot flavour. The seeds can be pickled as a substitute for capers, and the flowers can be used to decorate salads.

[nuh-STER-shuhm] All parts of this beautiful plant are eaten except the roots. Young leaves and stems add a peppery accent to salads and sandwiches, or be can used in dishes as a watercress substitute. The flower blossoms may be minced and used to flavor butter, cream cheese or vinegar, and the whole flowers are colorful and delicious in salads or as a garnish. Nasturtium seeds and immature flower buds can be pickled and used like capers. See also flowers, edible.

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Common nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus). (credit: Derek Fell)

Any of various annual plants of the genus Tropaeolum (family Tropaeolaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America, and cultivated elsewhere as garden plants. Brilliant yellow, orange, or red flowers are funnel-shaped and have a long spur that contains sweet nectar. The peppery-tasting leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads, and the young flower buds and fruit are sometimes used as seasoning. Nasturtium also is a genus of aquatic herbs in the mustard family (see watercress).

For more information on nasturtium, visit Britannica.com.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - nasturtium

Nederlands (Dutch)
waterkers, Oost-Indische kers

Français (French)
n. - capucine

Deutsch (German)
n. - (bot.) Kapuzinerkresse, Brunnenkresse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) νεροκάρδαμο, ναστούρτιον

Italiano (Italian)
nasturzio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nastúrcio (m) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
настурция

Español (Spanish)
n. - capuchina, nastuerzo, berro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (indian)krasse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
水田芥, 旱金莲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 水田芥, 旱金蓮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 금련화

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - キンレンカ, 金蓮花, ノウゼンハレン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) او خنجر : نوع نبات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כובע הנזיר (פרח)‬

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