GENUS NASTURTIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Nasturtium mean? 

• GENUS NASTURTIUM (noun)
  The noun GENUS NASTURTIUM has 1 sense:

1. aquatic herbs

  Familiarity information: GENUS NASTURTIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS NASTURTIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aquatic herbs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Nasturtium; Nasturtium

Hypernyms ("genus Nasturtium" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Nasturtium"):

common watercress; Nasturtium officinale; Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and elsewhere)

Holonyms ("genus Nasturtium" is a member of...):

Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)