pepperwort

Meaning

1. 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.
2. Any of various species of plant in the genus Marsilea, especially Marsilea minuta.

Synonyms

garden pepper cress

clover fern

pepper grass

common garden cress

Lepidium sativum

nardo

nardoo

poor man’s pepper

cress

poor man's pepper

garden cress

nasturtium

peppergrass

common nardoo

Translations

κάρδαμο

crescione

Schaumkraut Gartenkresse

cresson alénois

lepidium

Lepidium sativum L.

kruidkers

mastruço

lepidium

lepídio

berro

hierba de la pimienta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛpəwəːt/

Etymology

From pepper + wort.