| 单词 | indian cress |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian cress Indian cress n. British the ‘nasturtium’ (genus Tropaeolum), which has peppery leaves; formerly in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > cruciferous flowers > yellow or orange flowers > nasturtium nasturtian1526 Indian cress1597 lark-heel1597 capucine1693 nasturces1693 nasturtium1706 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 195 Indian Cresses. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole v. 281 Nasturtium Indicum, by which name it is now generally..called, and we thereafter in English, Indian Cresses. a1706 J. Evelyn Direct. for Gardiner (1932) 89 Flowers..Indian Cresses or Nasturtium. 1851 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. (ed. 2) §822 The unripe fruit of Tropæolum majus, common Indian cress, has been pickled and used as capers. 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Let. 7 Aug. (1995) 183 It seems to be a natural anglicization that started soon after the ‘Indian Cress’ was naturalized (from Peru, I think) in the 18th century; but it remains a minority usage. 1995 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) Nov. 683/1 The common nasturtium or Indian cress has been a popular garden annual since Victorian times. < as lemmas |
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