英语词汇“nasturtium”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nas•tur•tium n. [countable], pl. -tiums.

Plant Biologya garden plant having shield-shaped leaves and colorful flowers.

nas•tur•tium n.

Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers.

Latin nāsturtium, nāsturcium a kind of cress, taken to mean, perh. by folk etymology, etymological, something that wrings the nose (referring to its acrid smell). See nose, tort, -ium
1560–70

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nasturtium /nəˈstɜːʃəm/ n

any of various plants of the genus Tropaeolum, esp T. major, having round leaves and yellow, red, or orange trumpet-shaped spurred flowers: family Tropaeolaceae

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: kind of cress, from nāsus nose + tortus twisted, from torquēre to twist, distort; so called because the pungent smell causes one to wrinkle one's nose

单词	nasturtium
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 nas•tur•tium /nəˈstɜrʃəm, næ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -tiums. Plant Biologya garden plant having shield-shaped leaves and colorful flowers. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 nas•tur•tium (na stûr′shəm, nə-),USA pronunciation n. Plant Biologyany plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers. Latin nāsturtium, nāsturcium a kind of cress, taken to mean, perh. by folk etymology, etymological, something that wrings the nose (referring to its acrid smell). See nose, tort, -ium 1560–70 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nasturtium /nəˈstɜːʃəm/ n any of various plants of the genus Tropaeolum, esp T. major, having round leaves and yellow, red, or orange trumpet-shaped spurred flowers: family Tropaeolaceae Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin: kind of cress, from nāsus nose + tortus twisted, from torquēre to twist, distort; so called because the pungent smell causes one to wrinkle one's nose
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