Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any plant of the genus Lepidium; in England, especially, L. latifolium, the dittander.
- noun Any plant of the natural order Marsileaceæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) See
peppergrass .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun annual herb used as salad green and garnish
- noun any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets
Etymologies
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From pepper + wort.
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Examples
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He could go to the forest and gather pepperwort for drying.
Trullion: Alastor 2262 Vance, Jack 1973
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Galilee, to the quiet surface of the Lake of Tiberias, to shepherds as peaceful as doves, or as sheep, who feed there among thyme and pepperwort.
Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero Henryk Sienkiewicz 1881
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(origanum vulgare), oil of thyme, and the oils of pepperwort and wild bergamot and used mainly as fungicide and insecticide, disinfectant and food flavoring, and sometimes used as a scent in making perfume.
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