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pepperwort en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɛpəwəːt/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From pepper + wort.

Meanings

1. Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, species Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family.
   • Our common Pepperwort sends forth somewhat long and broad leaves, of a light bluish-green colour, finely dented about the edges and pointed at the ends […] 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 219:
2. Any of various species of plant in the genus Marsilea, especially Marsilea minuta.

Forms

Synonyms

mithridate mustard · mithridate

Translations (28)

grc λεπίδιον (plant in the genus Lepidium) · es lepidium (plant in the genus Lepidium) · ru клопо́вник (plant in the genus Lepidium) · nl kruidkers (plant in the genus Lepidium) · pl pieprzyca (plant in the genus Lepidium) · hu zsázsa (plant in the genus Lepidium) · qu hanu k'ara (plant in the genus Lepidium) · fr lepidium (plant in the genus Lepidium) · sk žerucha (plant in the genus Lepidium) · fr passerage (plant in the genus Lepidium) · bg гору́ха (plant in the genus Lepidium) · da karse (plant in the genus Lepidium) · grc ἰβηρίς (plant in the genus Lepidium) · de Kressen (plant in the genus Lepidium) · pt lepídio (plant in the genus Lepidium) · fr cresson (plant in the genus Lepidium) · tr yaban teresi (plant in the genus Lepidium) · hy կոտեմ (plant in the genus Lepidium) · sh grbica (plant in the genus Lepidium) · fr corne-de-cerf (plant in the genus Lepidium) · es hierba de la pimienta (plant in the genus Lepidium) · ota خروسجق (plant in the genus Lepidium) · cs řeřicha (plant in the genus Lepidium) · sh grbaštica (plant in the genus Lepidium) · la siliquastrum (plant in the genus Lepidium) · tr horozcuk (plant in the genus Lepidium) · fi krassi (plant in the genus Lepidium) · fa ازمک (plant in the genus Lepidium)