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Definition of Lepidium sativum

Lepidium sativum
Peppergrass Pep"per*grass`, n. (Bot.) (a) Any herb of the cruciferous genus Lepidium, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, Lepidium sativum; -- called also pepperwort. All the species have a pungent flavor. (b) The common pillwort of Europe (Pilularia globulifera). See Pillwort.
Lepidium sativum
Cress Cress (kr[e^]s), n.; pl. Cresses (kr[e^]s"[e^]z). [OE. ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers, G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG. chresan to creep.] (Bot.) A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic. Note: The garden cress, called also peppergrass, is the Lepidium sativum; the water cress is the Nasturtium officinale. Various other plants are sometimes called cresses. To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread. --Goldsmith. Bitter cress. See under Bitter. Not worth a cress, or ``not worth a kers.' a common old proverb, now turned into the meaningless ``not worth a curse.' --Skeat.

Meaning of Lepidium sativum from wikipedia

- Cress (Lepidium sativum), sometimes referred to as garden cress (or curly cress) to distinguish it from similar plants also referred to as cress (from...
- rocket or arugula, a leaf vegetable. Hordeum sativum, barley. Lactuca sativa, lettuce. Lepidium sativum, garden cress. Medicago sativa, alfalfa. Nigella...
- puberulum Lepidium quitense Lepidium rotundum – veined peppercress Lepidium ruderale – narrow-leaved pepperwort Lepidium sagittulatum Lepidium sativum – garden...
- Lepidium meyenii, known as maca or Peruvian ginseng, is an edible herbaceous biennial plant of the family Br****icaceae that is native to South America...
- Br****ica, Sinapis, Diplotaxis, Eruca, and Raph**** belong to Br****iceae; Lepidium belongs in Lepidieae; and finally Wasabia (Eutrema) belongs in Eutremeae...
- smelling like garden cress, Lepidium sativum, when crushed.: 98  Lepidium squamatus may be native to the Mediterranean but Lepidium didymum may be native to...
- (Br****ica rapa), rocket salad/arugula (Eruca sativa), garden cress (Lepidium sativum), watercress (Nasturtium officinale) and radish (Raph****) and a few...
- Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) ****in (****inum cyminum) Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) Garden cress (Lepidium sativum) Lavender (Lavandula...
- refer to: Plants cultivated for their edible leaves: Garden cress, Lepidium sativum Land cress, Barbarea verna Watercress, Nasturtium officinale Other...
- Lepidium ruderale L. Lepidium sagittatum (Kar. & Kir.) Al-Shehbaz Lepidium sagittulatum T****. Lepidium santacruzensis Al-Shehbaz Lepidium sativum L...