† nasturcesn.
Obsolete. rare.
With plural agreement. = nasturtium n. 2.
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nasturtian1526
Indian cress1597
lark-heel1597
capucine1693
nasturces1693
nasturtium1706
1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. vi. vi. 189 Capucine-Capers, or Nasturces, are annual Plants.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Nasturces or Capucin Capers, a kind of French Bean that gets up upon Branches, or Poles, which are near it.
1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) II. 154 Nasturces, commonly called Capuchin Capers, are multiply'd only by the Seed.
1719 G. London & H. Wise J. de la Quintinie's Compl. Gard'ner (ed. 7) i. 289 Violet, Capucins, or Nasturces, Camomils.
1726 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 3) Capuchin Capers, a Plant call'd Nasturces.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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